Patient was educated on ectopic heart beat as follows:

  1. Ectopic beat is a disturbance in the conduction system of the heart.
  2. This is a cardiac rhythm in which the heart beat will arise from structures other than the natural pacemaker of the heart, which is the SA node.
  3. There are 2 major types of ectopic heart beats
  • Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)
  1. These ectopic beats often result in some extra or skipped heartbeats.
  2. These ectopic beats mostly are benign.