Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a type of arrhythmia, or abnormal heartbeat. Learn more about its treatment, symptoms, diagnosis, and more.

ECG patterns were "distinctly abnormal" in 14 percent of the athletes and "mildly abnormal" in 26 percent. Sixty percent of the athletes involved in the study had ECGs that were normal or showed ...

His visits to emergency departments always followed the same pattern. He would arrive in the afternoon complaining of chest pain. A bypass scar and a long-standing abnormal ECG pointed toward ...

Training-related ECG findings were common and abnormal ECG findings were rare among Women’s National Basketball Association athletes, researchers reported. The findings may serve as reference ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-year-old woman who recently had an ECG prior to my knee surgery. The interpretation I received stated that I had an abnormal ECG with a “left anterior fascicular block ...

Treatment. Your doctor will address any issue, such as an electrolyte imbalance or overactive thyroid, that could be causing the bigeminy.But if you don't have any symptoms and your heart is ...

Q: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing. After ...

The goal of ECG interpretation in athletes is to classify the ECG as: (1) ‘normal’—no further evaluation needed or (2) ‘abnormal’—further evaluation needed. Normal ECGs include common, ...

Results ECG of good quality were available from 579 (97%) of 595 players. The ECG was categorized as abnormal in 64 (11%) players after visual assessment, versus in 122 (21%) after computer-based ...

However, if you were my patient, the next time you came in, I would probably recheck the EKG with very careful attention to the placement of the leads. If the abnormal finding disappeared, you can be ...