VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES

Course overview

VENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEATS (VPBS), OR PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEXES/CONTRACTIONS (PVCS), ARE ECTOPIC BEATS THAT ARISE FROM WITHIN THE VENTRICLES. THEY ARE COMMON AND CAN OCCUR IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CLINICAL SCENARIOS AND ALSO A DIVERSE POPULATION. THEY CAN PRESENT IN PATIENTS BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT PREEXISTING CARDIAC DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PVCS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.