Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI Bigeminy is an irregular heart rhythm where every normal beat is followed by an abnormal one, often due to premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). It ...

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% ...

The ECG will show a premature, ectopic P wave and then no QRS complex afterward. When this occurs in a pattern of bigeminy, the interpreter may be fooled into thinking that sinus bradycardia is ...

Figure 2: An ECG obtained from a beagle dog 21 days later ... Although this group observed VPC runs and bigeminy, most VPCs were single and occurred sporadically 12. We did not initiate ...

The most common ECG finding of an acute pulmonary embolism ... Blocked premature atrial contractions occurring in a pattern of bigeminy can mimic sinus bradycardia. Coarse “fibrillatory waves ...

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 daily value ...