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Premature ventricular contractions: Reassure or refer?

Baris Akdemir, MD, Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP and Wayne O. Adkisson, MD, FHRS, FACC
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 524-530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15090
Baris Akdemir
Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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Hirad Yarmohammadi
Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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M. Chadi Alraies
Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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    Algorithm for managing premature ventricular complexes (PVCs).

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    Typical configuration of right outflow tract premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) in the 12-lead electrocardiogram. The PVCs exhibit a tall R wave in the inferior leads (arrows) and a left bundle-branch block pattern.

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Premature ventricular contractions: Reassure or refer?
Baris Akdemir, Hirad Yarmohammadi, M. Chadi Alraies, Wayne O. Adkisson
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Jul 2016, 83 (7) 524-530; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15090

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Baris Akdemir, Hirad Yarmohammadi, M. Chadi Alraies, Wayne O. Adkisson
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