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11 years ago
My son (10 mos) recently had an EKG that shows both premature atrial complexes and premature vertricular complexes.  We have an appointment with a cardiologist next month but I was trying to learn as much as I could before then.  What are some of the possible causes for these conditions that the doctor might discuss with us?
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11 years ago
complexes or contractions? (i'm not sure if they're the same thing) There can be an ectopic foci, which means that a cell decides it's going to not follow the SA or AV node, and contract at a different time, then some other cells begin to beat with it, etc. I'm fairly sure that's how it works, at least part of the time.
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