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 ...

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

ANSWER: Bigeminy, more precisely ventricular bigeminy, is a term most people probably haven’t heard of, but most people have heard of a premature ventricular contraction (PVC).

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

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Ventricular bigeminy'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

Bigeminy, more precisely ventricular bigeminy, is a term most people probably haven’t heard of. Ventricular bigeminy is when every other beat is a PVC and alternates with regular beats.

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 ...

Dear L.R.: Bigeminy, more precisely ventricular bigeminy, is a term most people probably haven't heard of, but most people have heard of a premature ventricular contraction (PVC).

The former reveals possible early stages of cardiomyopathy and the latter confirms a high load of ventricular ectopics comprising ventricular bigeminy, average heart rate 80-100. The consultant asks ...

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 ...