PVC Heart Beats, anyone dealth with Premature Ventricular Contractions in a dementia patient?

I have had PVCs for 20 years and they have caused me no problem with medication. As a matter of fact, I was accepted for long term health care insurance in spite of them. My cardiologist said football players can have them for years. Of course I see my cardiologist every 6 mos but have no problems.

Premature ventricular contractions are a good deal more serious than premature atrial contractions, and atrial fib. If the heart is triggered by these frequent premature ventricular contractions it can lead to ventricular fibrillation and death. Since the monitor was worn it is quite likely that a pacemake will be implanted that will deliver what amount to a corrective shot to flip the heart out of ventricular contractions when they occur with frequency. You are just started on this journey. Allow the cardiologist to explain as you go. He or she is the expert in this instance and can provide the best information for you. If you don''t want any treatment I agree not to do the testing, and I can tell you as a cardiac nurse that ventricular fib is about the best way to go there is. A simple slipping away into unconsciousness almost at once, and without resuscitation you will die in minutes, unaware of it all.

A very wise geriatrician told me once "If you aren't going to do the treatment, don't do the test".

What treatment might be given for his possible heart issues, and would you and he consent to it?

I seem to recall in a previous post, you said your husband had no interest in living with dementia. Has his attitude changed at all?