PVC Flashcards

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Premature ventricular contractions

  • extra heartbeats that begin in one of the ventricles
  • irregular contractions that start in the ventricles instead of the atria
  • extra beats disrupt the regular heart rhythm, sometimes causing a sensation of a fluttering or a skipped beat in the chest
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