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Metabolic Impact of ectopic beats : Does VPDs consume extra energy ? If so how ?

While an occasional VPD is benign and has a negligible effect, a high burden of VPDs can consume extra energy and drain its metabolic reserves.

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While an occasional VPD is benign and has a negligible effect, a high burden of VPDs can consume extra energy and drain its metabolic reserves.

Nothing happens without energy cost both in physics and biology.

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While an occasional VPD is benign and has a negligible effect, a high burden of VPDs can consume extra energy and drain its metabolic reserves. Nothing happens without energy cost both in physics and biology. How much is the metabolic cost of an extra systole?

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