Are Premature Ventricular Complexes a New Risk Factor for Stroke?
From Northern Beaches Stroke Service and Department of Neurology, Liverpool Health Service, Liverpool, Sydney, Australia (J.M.W.); Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Health Service, Liverpool, Sydney, Australia (D.Y.L.); Centre for Research, Evidence Management and Surveillance, Division of Population Health, Sydney South West Area Health Service, NSW, Australia (M.G.); The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (J.M.W., M.G., D.Y.L.). Correspondence to Melina Gattellari, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales & Centre for Research, Evidence Management and Surveillance, Division of Population Health, SSWAHS, Locked Bag 7017, Liverpool NSW 1871, Australia. E-mail Melina.Gattellari{at}sswahs.nsw.gov.au’ + u + ‘@’ + d + ”//–> Key Words: cardiac arrhythmia cohort studies epidemiology See related article, pages 588–593. Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are easily recognized abnormalities on a 12-lead
