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Clinical Lesson

Are premature ventricular contractions always harmless?

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Pages 134-138 | Received 01 Jun 2012, Accepted 09 Oct 2013, Published online: 28 Nov 2013

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Figure 1. Example of PVCs found in a routine electrocardiography.

Figure 1. Example of PVCs found in a routine electrocardiography.

Figure 2. Plethysmography of a patient with frequent PVCs. The arrows show the increase of blood flow in the circulation after each left ventricular contraction. The dotted arrows show the absence of an increased blood flow after a premature ventricular contraction.

Figure 2. Plethysmography of a patient with frequent PVCs. The arrows show the increase of blood flow in the circulation after each left ventricular contraction. The dotted arrows show the absence of an increased blood flow after a premature ventricular contraction.

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