Bigeminy

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Introduction

• Ventricular beats are grouped in pairs, the first a normal beat, the second premature. A compensatory pause after the premature beat separates the pairs of beats. The premature beat generally arises from an ectopic focus in the atria or ventricles. An acceleration of heart rate may normalize the rhythm. A similar pattern is produced by a second degree AV block with a ratio of 3:2; however, this pattern is not converted to a normal rhythm by an acceleration of heart rate.

More General Terms

• cardiac arrhythmia

References

DeGowin & DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 6th edition, RL DeGowin (ed), McGraw Hill, NY 1994, pg 355

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