Hey Reddit!,
I’ve always had these “weird” feeling heartbeats that would often take my breathe away. I’ve been to doctors and cardiologists and they never happen (of course) when they do tests like EKGs and doctors always say I’m perfectly fine (even did a echocardiogram).
I finally was feeling them and I think I was able to capture it on my Apple Watch.
Is this what a PVC looks like? Again feel they uncomfortable and makes me short of breath when it happens.
I will definitely be showing it to my doctor as well.
I have that- or at least it looks like a premature ventricular contraction. I spent 24 with a holter monitor upon which the doctor said I have PVCs 3% of my heart beats. That doesn’t seem like a lot but if you average a 100,000 beats per day then even a few percent can be disturbing I think.
If they cause pain or significant discomfort my doctor said they would offer medicine but said it was not a big issue- apparently once you hit the 10% threshold you should take medication to manage it.
I still think they’re somewhat uncomfortable and I also don’t always have them- some days more than others. I wish I knew the reason for it so perhaps I could manage to reduce the occurrence. I didn’t learn any such methods from the doctors however so if you learn more please do share.