What is premature ventricular contractions?

Premature ventricular contractions are additional heartbeats that are initiated by the abnormal pumping of one of the ventricles of the heart, disrupting the regular heart rhythm. This causes a feeling of a skipped beat in the chest.

How do members experience premature ventricular contractions?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with premature ventricular contractions*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for premature ventricular contractions*

Who has premature ventricular contractions on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 13
30s 39
40s 99
50s 98
60s 70
70+ 48

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 92
Female 274