The regular arrhythmia occurring at the beginning of the electrocardiogram was identified as ventricular bigeminy. Single ventricular premature complexes (VPCs), as well as pairs and triplets of VPCs, ...

CARDIAC failure is frequently precipitated by a noncardiac illness. Although digitalis is used to restore and maintain compensation, the self-limiting nature of the precipitating event or its response ...

If you have bigeminy (bi-JEM-uh-nee), your heart doesn't beat in a normal pattern. After every routine beat, you have a beat that comes too early, or what's known as a premature ventricular ...

The initial three quarters of the tracing in Figure 1 could be either ventricular bigeminy with a pseudo-delta wave or ventricular preexcitation of every other beat. Luckily, the last three beats (V4, ...

The correct diagnosis is sinus rhythm and atrial bigeminy (Figure 2). The rhythm appears to be regular; however, there is slight irregularity, ie, the RR intervals are 0.40 sec (⨅) alternating with ...

A sinus arrhythmia refers to a problem with the sinus node of the heart. This controls the rhythm of the heart and can be fast (sinus tachycardia) or slow (sinus bradycardia). This article looks at ...

Bigeminy is an irregular heart rhythm where every normal beat is followed by an abnormal one. You should see a doctor if ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy ...

Bigeminy is the medical term for the sensation of the heart 'skipping a beat'. This occurs when the heart's rhythm becomes irregular. Irregular rhythms then affect how blood moves through the heart, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat. My cardiologist prescribed metoprolol. At about the same time, I had reduced my intake of magnesium from about 50% of ...