Premature atrial contraction therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

No therapy is required for premature atrial contraction in asymptomatic individuals. If necessary, medical therapy should begin with a beta blocker.

Medical Therapy

• Removal or treatment of the underlying cause of PACs is generally sufficient.
• Beta-blockers may be helpful if the patient remains symptomatic.
• Other anti-arrhythmic drugs are used only when PACs precipitate or trigger other supraventricular arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter