Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42342153›Full record

ReviewClinical medicine (London, England)2026

Premature ventricular complexes.

Reuben Yap, Delia Calian, Matthew Wright, Aldo Rinaldi, John Whitaker

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Review in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Cardiovascular disease: everybody's business.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Reuben YapSt George's University Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom. Electronic address: reuben.yap@nhs.net.
Delia CalianGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Matthew WrightGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Aldo RinaldiGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
John WhitakerGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are early ventricular contractions triggered by an ectopic focus from within the ventricle. They are common in the general population and may cause symptoms at any burden. They become clinically relevant in the context of symptoms or complications such as PVC-induced cardiomyopathy or, more rarely, PVC-triggered malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Investigating for underlying structural heart disease is essential in patients with clinically relevant PVCs as this will inform patient counselling and management options. Treatment is guided by symptoms or left ventricular dysfunction associated with PVCs. Management options include conservative management, medical therapy and catheter ablation. In this review, we discuss the definition of PVCs and how they may present, outline relevant investigations for these patients, and discuss management considerations and treatment options.

Indexed as

Ventricular Premature ComplexesCatheter AblationElectrocardiographyHumansAntiarrhythmicArrhythmiasEctopicPremature ventricular complexesVentricular ectopic ablationVentricular ectopics

Identifiers

PMID42342153
PMCPMC13380790

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