Key result
Frequent premature ventricular contractions in children may indicate an arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy or serve as a rare manifestation of an underlying cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
PVCs are usually benign in childhood, but can indicate arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy or rarely manifest an underlying cardiomyopathy, requiring guidance on when to suspect cardiac disease.
This review provides guidance on identifying when premature ventricular contractions in children may indicate an underlying cardiomyopathy.
May warrant cardiomyopathy evaluation in children with frequent PVCs; leaves open the need for prospective data on natural history.
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are common and generally benign in childhood and tend to resolve spontaneously in most cases. When PVCs occur frequently, an arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy may be present requiring medical or catheter ablation. PVCs are only rarely the manifestation of a cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this review is to provide some tips and tricks to raise the suspicion of a cardiac disease based on the presence and characteristics of PVCs in children.
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Cicenia et al. (2021) conducted a review in Premature ventricular contractions and cardiomyopathy. Premature ventricular contractions was evaluated. Frequent premature ventricular contractions in children may indicate an arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy or serve as a rare manifestation of an underlying cardiomyopathy.
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