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Overview

The prevalence of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) varies between 100 to 400 per 100,000 individuals worldwide on standard 12-lead electrocardiography and 4000 to 7500 per 100,000 individuals on 24- to 48-hour Holter monitoring. Patients of all age groups may develop PVC and the incidence increases with age. African- American individuals are more likely to develop PVCs. Men are more commonly developed the disease than women.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

The prevalence of PVCs varies between 100 to 400 per 100,000 individuals worldwide on standard 12-lead electrocardiography and 4000 to 7500 per 100,000 individuals on 24- to 48-hour Holter monitoring.^[1]^[2]

Age

Patients of all age groups may develop PVC.^[3]
The incidence of PVCs increases with age.

Race

African- American individuals are more likely to develop PVCs.^[4]

Gender

Men are more commonly developed PVCs than women.

References

↑ Ng, G A. (2006). “Treating patients with ventricular ectopic beats”. Heart. 92 (11): 1707–1712. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067843. ISSN 1355-6037.
↑ Kennedy, Harold L.; Whitlock, James A.; Sprague, Michael K.; Kennedy, Lisa J.; Buckingham, Thomas A.; Goldberg, Robert J. (1985). “Long-Term Follow-up of Asymptomatic Healthy Subjects with Frequent and Complex Ventricular Ectopy”. New England Journal of Medicine. 312 (4): 193–197. doi:10.1056/NEJM198501243120401. ISSN 0028-4793.
↑ “ACC/AHA/HRS 2006 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Electrophysiological Studies and Procedures”. Circulation. 114 (23): 2534–2570. 2006. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.180199. ISSN 0009-7322.
↑ Simpson, Ross J.; Cascio, Wayne E.; Schreiner, Pamela J.; Crow, Richard S.; Rautaharju, Pentti M.; Heiss, Gerardo (2002). “Prevalence of premature ventricular contractions in a population of African American and white men and women: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study”. American Heart Journal. 143 (3): 535–540. doi:10.1067/mhj.2002.120298. ISSN 0002-8703.

[Ng2006-1] Ng, G A. (2006). “Treating patients with ventricular ectopic beats”. Heart. 92 (11): 1707–1712. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.067843. ISSN 1355-6037.

[KennedyWhitlock1985-2] Kennedy, Harold L.; Whitlock, James A.; Sprague, Michael K.; Kennedy, Lisa J.; Buckingham, Thomas A.; Goldberg, Robert J. (1985). “Long-Term Follow-up of Asymptomatic Healthy Subjects with Frequent and Complex Ventricular Ectopy”. New England Journal of Medicine. 312 (4): 193–197. doi:10.1056/NEJM198501243120401. ISSN 0028-4793.

[3] “ACC/AHA/HRS 2006 Key Data Elements and Definitions for Electrophysiological Studies and Procedures”. Circulation. 114 (23): 2534–2570. 2006. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.180199. ISSN 0009-7322.

[SimpsonCascio2002-4] Simpson, Ross J.; Cascio, Wayne E.; Schreiner, Pamela J.; Crow, Richard S.; Rautaharju, Pentti M.; Heiss, Gerardo (2002). “Prevalence of premature ventricular contractions in a population of African American and white men and women: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study”. American Heart Journal. 143 (3): 535–540. doi:10.1067/mhj.2002.120298. ISSN 0002-8703.

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