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Expert: David Richardson - 11/5/2009
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Dear Doctor Richardson,
I am a 20 year old male with frequent PVC's and high blood pressure for my age. I had an echo in january, a stress test (the one with ekg stickers and wires on while I am on a treadmill), x-ray, EKG's and I was kept in coronary care overnight. They didnt find anything abnormal save for PVCs.
I was wondering how dangerous PVC's are during and after exercise at a gym. I read somewhere that the chance of mortality straight after exericse increases, what does this mean and what are the chances of sudden cardiac death in this situation?
I am a bit overweight and thus want to begin exercise but am fearful of doing so.
Thanks for the help, you are a great man.
Answer
Dear Ross,
PVCs are normal heart activity, no threat to life or health in someone with normal EKG and echo. About half of us have them, they are easy to understand as normal from knowledge of the heart's electrical system, and they don't mean you will ever get heart disease or any catastrophe. They are truly harmless. Anxiety and panic make them more frequent. Exercise makes them less frequent. The more exercise the better.
Please write back if this note doesn't answer all your questions.
David Richardson
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