EP on EP Episode 73: PVC/NSVT Ablation in "Normal Hearts" w/ Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD (Part I)

Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS, sits down with Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD, for a two-part discussion on the ablation of premature ventricular contractions/non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (PVCs/NSVT) in “normal hearts."

[@mikeross4081]

Excellent, very informative interview. Thank you.

[@BlueLineofthesky]

Your video is excellent. I am not a doctor but I read a lot about heart rhythm issues and I am happy to see how you think about this. I have about 12 and 10 PAC PVC at 24 hours Holter. But sometimes, once a month, I get a short run of PVC, about 3-4 consecutive beats. I did blood tests, two echocardiograms of the heart and one echo of the carotid, and multiple x-rays and I was checked by 4 cardiologists. They all say that my heart is healthy with no detected abnormalities but I am concerned about those short bursts of 3-4 consecutive PVC that come back every 4 weeks or so. I have 51, a BMI of 37, am nondiabetic, have no alcohol, and former smoker. I also verified this multiple times but, I noticed that the vast majority of single PVC and PAC I have happens when I bend over and I am bloated. 90% of them. Especially if I am stressed at work. I try to eat right and I do not do drugs. I just want to make sure that those short PVC runs will not turn into a sustained VT episode.