I could really use some opinions in regards to my question......My dad died suddenly back in 1983 of a heart attack. Now..."heart attack"...thats what they called it...He was on the dance floor and just dropped. Cpr was given right away but he never pulled through...I was 18 yrs old then.....Coroners report stated "coronary thrombrosis" was the cause of his death. Well....How in the hell did he know that considering they never gave my dad an autopsy ?? Which brings me to my very important question. I have had pvc's since 1993 and my sister has had them for the last couple of years. We are 42 and 44 yrs of age. I have had all the tests etc up here in Boston and so has my sister...All benign !!!! I dont get them everyday but when i do they are a pain in the butt.....My dad had HBP and so do I but under control with Beta blocker....Ok..now the question !!! Is it possible my dad died from VFib ? ? Maybe he had pvc's too and never knew about it !!! Is it possible to have benign pvc's that turn into VFib ? Please any opinons....Thanks

Lenin ?? U around ? :confused: :)

Hi Andrews,

Coroners report stated "coronary thrombrosis" was the cause of his death. Well....How in the hell did he know that considering they never gave my dad an autopsy ??

If your dad was under a doctor's care at the time of death, the treating dr. certify's the death indicating the cause. In most state laws, an autopsy is performed when the deceased is not under a doctor's care and/or the death was under questionable circumstances. The treating doctor should have signed off on the death certicicate. It would be an incorrect procedure for the coroner to designate cause without input from the treating doctor and the doctor's signature. Check and balance at work to prevent any untoward conduct.

Yes, it is possible there was cardiac arrest from arrhythmia or stroke (thrombrosis).

It is difficult to predict the outcome of any arrhythmia patterns. Premature ventricular contractions is usually harmless and there is a return to normal timing. But wayward electrical impulses can trigger a chain reaction to other impulses that conflict with a normal response and can result in a more serious outcome.

Ty for your reply....Anyone else like to add to my question please ?

Andy,

PVC's generally don't lead to ventricullar fibrillation, which is usually fatal. But what DOES is a heart attack. Thus the common situation when death occurs is MI>>VFIB>>DEATH.
Thus whether the death is caused by either of the first two in the cascade, it is still properly called a death by heart attack because that is the proximate cause of the cascade of events.

Don't worry, though. Atrial problems, even tachycrdia, a-fib and flutter, or PVC's, or skipped beats are very rarely asssociated with V-fib and death...just a horrible annoyance.

TY Lenin....I appreciate your time on this board....:)