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 ...

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 ...

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 third and fourth complexes of this ECG show sinus bradycardia at about 50 beats per minute. The remainder of the tracing shows atrial bigeminy with a coupled aberrant atrial premature beat ...

The correct diagnosis is sinus rhythm and atrial bigeminy (Figure 2). The rhythm appears to be regular; however, there is slight irregularity, ie, the RR intervals are 0.40 sec (⨅) alternating with ...

This is a narrow complex tachycardia with a rate of 124 beats/min. The QRS morphology and axis are normal. The QTc is prolonged, at 529 ms (normal, 390-450 ms for men). The underlying P waves appear ...

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 ...

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