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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [3]

Overview

The prevalence of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) varies between 100 to 400 per 100,000 individuals worldwide on standard 12-lead electrocardiography and 4000 to 7500 per 100,000 individuals on 24- to 48-hour Holter monitoring. Patients of all age groups may develop PVC and the incidence increases with age. African- American individuals are more likely to develop PVCs. Men are more commonly developed the disease than women.

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  • African- American individuals are more likely to develop PVCs.[4]

Gender

References

  1. Ng, G A. (2006). "Treating patients with ventricular ectopic beats". Heart. 92 (11): 1707–1712. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067843. ISSN 1355-6037.
  2. Kennedy, Harold L.; Whitlock, James A.; Sprague, Michael K.; Kennedy, Lisa J.; Buckingham, Thomas A.; Goldberg, Robert J. (1985). "Long-Term Follow-up of Asymptomatic Healthy Subjects with Frequent and Complex Ventricular Ectopy". New England Journal of Medicine. 312 (4): 193–197. doi:10.1056/NEJM198501243120401. ISSN 0028-4793.
  3. "ACC/AHA/HRS 2006 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Electrophysiological Studies and Procedures". Circulation. 114 (23): 2534–2570. 2006. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.180199. ISSN 0009-7322.
  4. Simpson, Ross J.; Cascio, Wayne E.; Schreiner, Pamela J.; Crow, Richard S.; Rautaharju, Pentti M.; Heiss, Gerardo (2002). "Prevalence of premature ventricular contractions in a population of African American and white men and women: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study". American Heart Journal. 143 (3): 535–540. doi:10.1067/mhj.2002.120298. ISSN 0002-8703.

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