Patient was educated on ectopic heart beat as follows:
- Ectopic beat is a disturbance in the conduction system of the heart.
- 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.
- There are 2 major types of ectopic heart beats
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)
- These ectopic beats often result in some extra or skipped heartbeats.
- These ectopic beats mostly are benign.