What does occasional premature beats mean?

Premature beats are generally divided into two categories: occasional premature beats and frequent premature beats. In fact, the symptoms of the two diseases are the same, but the frequency of premature beats is different. The number of occasional premature beats per minute is less than that of frequent premature beats.

Classification

Premature ventricular beats are generally divided into two categories:

1. Occasional ventricular premature beats: Less than 6 times per minute are called occasional ventricular premature beats, also known as functional premature beats and benign premature beats. Occasional ventricular premature beats: refers to ventricular premature beats in which no evidence of heart disease is found after various examinations. It is very common clinically. It will gradually increase with age, but it does not have much impact on health. Drinking a lot of alcohol, smoking, drinking strong tea, coffee, anxiety, tension, indigestion, constipation, insomnia, autonomic nervous system disorders, etc. can induce the occurrence of occasional ventricular premature beats. If there are no obvious symptoms, there is no need to use drug treatment. If the patient has obvious symptoms, treatment should be aimed at eliminating the symptoms. Reduce patients' worries and anxieties and avoid triggering factors such as smoking, coffee, stress, etc.

2. Frequent ventricular premature beats: refers to more than six ventricular premature beats in one minute, which mostly occur on the basis of organic heart disease. The most common heart diseases are hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, rheumatic heart disease and mitral valve prolapse. In addition to taking antiarrhythmic drugs, treatment should also be directed at the underlying disease and its inducing causes.

symptom

Occasionally there are palpitations and chest tightness, and the pulse may be knotty and rapid. A few patients report "skipping beats" in their pulse, a pounding sensation in the chest, "heart churning", or "the heart feels like it's jumping into the throat". Some patients feel their heart stops beating, palpitations, or rapid rise and fall like an elevator.