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, ...

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, ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Ventricular bigeminy' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

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 ...

With an inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (inferior STEMI), you would expect the right coronary artery to be the culprit in about 90% of cases. On occasion you will find a patient ...

At quick glance, this looks like an electrical alternans. But careful examination, especially of V4, shows that every other beat has a shorter PR interval and a slurred upstroke (delta wave), ...

A 64 year old man is found to be experiencing multiple ventricular ectopics when a resting ECG is performed as part of a routine medical (see trace below). He is referred to a cardiologist who ...

Apple Watch’s ECG functionality has saved a lot of lives, but the latest example shows how the low and high resting heart rate alerts are also uncovering unknown heart issues. After seeing multiple ...

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 ...