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

This article describes ECG findings present in primary electrical diseases afflicting young athletes and outlines appropriate steps for further evaluation of these ECG abnormalities. The ECG findings ...

ECG patterns were "distinctly abnormal" in 14 percent of the athletes and "mildly abnormal" in 26 percent.

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 ...

But you may not notice anything at all. Many people don't know they have bigeminy until the abnormal rhythm shows up on a heart test called an electrocardiogram (EKG).

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 ...

If the abnormal finding disappeared, you can be 100% certain that this EKG finding does not represent a heart attack.

Cardiovascular-related sudden death is the leading cause of mortality in athletes during sport.1 The majority of disorders associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), such as ...

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 ...