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Diagnosis and Treatment of Premature Atrial or Ventricular Complexes

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  • Jinhee Ahn (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
  • 안진희 (부산대학교 의과대학 부산대학교병원 순환기내과)
  • Received : 2024.01.22
  • Accepted : 2024.01.25
  • Published : 2024.02.01
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Abstract

Premature atrial complex (PAC) and premature ventricular complex (PVC) are the most common arrhythmias. Most of them are benign, whereas some could be an initial sign of any underlying significant heart disease. Evaluation of daily burden and the presence of any association with underlying medical conditions are essential for proper assessment. Recently, newly developed electrocardiogram smart devices are widely available to document arrhythmias and identify correlations with symptoms. Management is required if the daily burden is high, patients are highly symptomatic, or significant structural heart disease is present. Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are the first-line treatment, but if arrhythmias are drug-refractory or the patients are intolerable to AADs, catheter ablation is considered a good alternative in selected cases. In this paper, the proper diagnosis and management for PAC and PVC will be comprehensively reviewed.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Clinical Research Grant from Pusan National University Hospital in 2023.

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