VENTRICULAR EXTRASYSTOLES WITHOUT STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE: EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PROGNOSIS

Volume 35, Number 4 (2025)

Izabelė Lanauskaitė Abstract Premature ventricular contraction (PVCs) is a com­mon pathology observed across all age groups, albeit with a higher prevalence among older individuals (1). It can manifest in both healthy individuals and those with structural heart disease (2). While PVC without underlying heart disease may be benign, it can lead to arrhythmic cardiomyopathy –…