Frequent premature ventricular contractions. Association of burden and complexity with prognosis according to the presence of structural heart disease.
Leonor ParreiraRita MarinheiroPedro AmadorDinis MesquitaJose FarinhaArtur LopesMarta FonsecaDuarte ChambelJose VenancioClaudia LopesRui CariaPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2020)
Premature ventricular contractions in SHD showed more complex patterns. In idiopathic patients, a higher PVC count was associated with higher mortality but not is SHD patients. Complexity was not independently associated with worse prognosis.