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, ...

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 per ...

The diagnosis is normal sinus rhythm, atrial bigeminy, first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block (prolonged AV conduction), and right bundle branch block (RBBB). The rhythm is slightly irregular, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 the ...

An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat that may feel like a racing or fluttering heart. It is not always serious but can sometimes indicate a potentially fatal heart problem. Arrhythmias — sometimes ...