Paul's Posts

PACs 19,206 in 24 hours. That's a lot. Premature Atrial Complexes (contractions) arise not from AV node but in my case from excitable scar tissue. These ectopic beats have an unnatural electrical pathway, disrupt the AV node and produce a weak or absent pulse. On my last 24 EKG test I had 19,206 of these ectopic beats. Not much is written about frequent PACs. Most often the only references say "a few PACs per day in an otherwise healthy heart could be considered benign". Some sources put the limit at 10 or 30 even up 67. BUT NEVER 19206. Yet my cardiologists insist the 19206 PACs a day are benign, I should not notice them, they have no effect on me and that is in normal limits. I strongly disagree. I feel the palpatations, I become shorter of breath and fatigued. Many medical journal articles will say as little as 50 PACs a day can increase your risk of stroke, Atrial fib, sic sinus syndrome, block and heart failure. Has anyone in this community have experienced frequent PACs ? And how did your cardiologists manage your heart?