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Cardiology • Cardiac Electrophysiology
What criteria do you utilize in deciding when to treat or not treat frequent VPC’s?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Symptoms (burden and severity)
PVC burden (>15-20% may lead to a cardiomyopathy)
Presence of LV dysfunction
Interference with bi-ventricular pacing
PVCs triggering VT or VF
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
Agree with Dr. @Oral.
Most studies have shown that PVC burden>10% may be associated with cardiomyopathy.
Criteria for PVC ablation:
Symptomatic PVCs if the burden is >10% and medications not tolerated or ineffective,
PVC induced cardiomyopathy, and
Frequent symptomatic PVCs ...
Comments
at Corporacion Del Centro Cardiovascular De Puerto Rico Del
Agree. Thanks.
Agree. Thanks.
at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center
Agree with the treatment plan.
Agree with the treatment plan.