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Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasHypokalemiaHypomagnesemiaUnstable ElectrolytesOptimize ElectrolytesAvoid HypoxiaAvoid StressorsHypotensionReduced Cardiac Output

Pathophysiology

Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are ectopic beats that arise below the AV node, from Purkinje tissue or ventricular myocardium, so the ventricles depolarize outside the specialized...

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