# Pvcs dangerous?

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/pvcs-dangerous/803916>\
**Category:** Heart health and blood vessels\
**Tags:** Cardiac arrhythmias\
**Created:** [28 August 2023 08:40 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/pvcs-dangerous/803916 "2023-08-28T08:40:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1472423](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1472423](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1472423)\
**Post date:** [28 August 2023 08:40 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/pvcs-dangerous/803916/1 "2023-08-28T08:40:00Z")

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hi my pvcs started few years ago had only like few hundreds of singles.. then i did all test and doctors said im fine. i started taking anti depessants and diazepam and for few years i was pretty good and didnt notice them very much. but for last month i get much more pvcs like 2thousand a day i think. my doctor did blood test and ecg and said im fine but how can i be fine if i get few thousand pvcs every day.. im not overweight.i lift weights.dont smoke.dont drink. but still have problem with my heart ☹ what should i do next ? should i do all tests again holter .stresstest .heart ultrasound..i did these 2 years ago..maybe something is getting worse cuz i get many more pvcs now? ..ty

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1478986](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1478986](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1478986)\
**Post date:** [3 January 2024 15:51 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/pvcs-dangerous/803916/2 "2024-01-03T15:51:36Z")

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My sympathies. You are not alone. I have been having frequent PVCs for over 2 years now. So I read that the heart does about 100,000 beats per day on average, so if you are having 2,000 per day then that is just 2% of your beats. My cardiologist told me that a PVC burden of \<10% is nothing to worry about, so sounds like you are fine. My holter monitor reported a burden of 13% which was excessive, so I have been on medication ever since. I was initially prescribed Beta Blockers but they did not work, so I moved on to Flecainide which has improved my condition significantly. I still get PVCs but much less than I used to. So I’ll be keeping an eye on it. Anyway, sounds like it comes down to percentages, and that 10% is the threshold . All the best