INCREASED LEFT VENTRICULAR STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION

Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is one of commonarrhythmias and only some patients complain of PVC-related symptoms, however the mechanisms which cause the symptoms remain unclear. We assessed the left ventricular (LV) stiffness assessed by diastolic wall strain (DWS)in patients with PVC-