Abstract:Objective To explore the relationship between non-organic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) of different burden and the heart rate variability (HRV) in children. Methods The clinical data from 144 children with non-organic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) were retrospectively analyzed. According to the age, the children were divided into young children group (<3 years old), preschool age group (3 ~ 6years old) and school age group (6 ~ 16years old). Each group was divided into low-burden group (1% ~ 10%), medium-burden group (10% ~ 20%) and high-burden group (>20%) according to different mount of PVCs burden. The difference of HRV was compared among groups. Results In the young children group and school age group, the LF, HF and LF/ HF were lower in high burden group than those in other groups (P < 0.05). In the preschool age group, the SDNN, SDANN, LF, LF/HF were apparent different among different burden groups (all P < 0.05). There is a negative correlation between the amount of PVCS and SDNN, SDANN, RMSSD, LF, HF, LF/HF in the young children group (r s =-0.463, -0.584, -0.527, -0.711, -0.484, -0.686, all P < 0.05). There is a negative correlation between the amount of PVCS and SDNN, SDANN, LF, LF/HF in the preschool age group (r s =-0.422, -0.299, -0.412, -0.505, all P < 0.05). There is a negative correlation between the amount of PVCS and SDNN, HF, LF, LF/HF in the school age group (r s =-0.432, -0.509, -0.299, -0.556, all P < 0.05). Conclusions As the burden of PVCs grows, cardiac autonomic system and heart rate turbulence of the children with non-organic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) become worse.