Bigeminal rhythms, common and uncommon mechanisms.
Bigeminy is an often encountered arrhythmia in clinical practice. There are common and uncommon mechanisms for bigeminy. Typical examples are illustrated with their salient electrocardiographic and clinical features. When one encounters a bigeminal rhythm, an awareness of these numerous possibilities will facilitate arriving at the correct diagnosis, which is where quality patient care begins.
Wang
Kyuhyun
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA. kyuhyun.wang@co.hennepin.mn.us
Asinger
Richard W
RW
Marriott
Henry J L
HJ
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'