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What Is Bigeminal Rhythm?
What Is Bigeminal Rhythm?
Sarah Jenkins••6 min read
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Bigeminy is a cardiac arrythmia in which there is a single ectopic beat, or irregular heartbeat, following each regular heartbeat. Most often this is due to ectopic beats occurring so frequently that there is one after each sinus beat, or normal heartbeat.
is a type of cardiac arrhythmia in which abnormal heart beats occur every other concurrent beat. The abnormal heart beat can originate from the atrium, AV node or the ventricle. A typical example is bigeminal rhythm resulting from premature ventricular contractions/complexes (PVC).
Is bigeminy life threatening?
If the clot escapes your heart and makes its way up to your brain, it can cause a potentially fatal stroke. The additional workload on your heart caused by the extra beats may lead to enlargement of the heart and possibly heart failure.
What does bigeminy rhythm mean?
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 contraction (PVC).
Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.
