bigeminy


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bi·gem·i·ny

 (bī-jĕm′ə-nē)
n. Medicine
1. An association in pairs.
2. An abnormal pulse characterized by two beats in rapid succession followed by a pause.
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bigeminy

(baɪˈdʒɛmɪnɪ)
n
(Pathology) a heart complaint in which beats occur in pairs
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bi•gem•i•ny

(baɪˈdʒɛm ə ni)

n.
the occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
[1920–25; < Late Latin]
bi•gem′i•nal, adj.
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Translations

bi·gem·i·ny

n. bigeminia, pulsación duplicada en sucesión rápida.
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Atrial flutter and nonconducted bigeminy premature atrialcontraction in a neonate with cardiac rhabdomyoma.
A 24-hours Holter recording revealed up to significant ventricular ectopic burden, many of which were bigeminy and trigeminy in nature.
Dynamic electrocardiogram showed AF with high ventricular rate, left ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular bigeminy (Figure 2) and doublets.
Isolated reports also showed that a concealed PV bigeminy (cPVB) or an unusual double PV potential (PVP) at the PV ostium could be found in some patients with AF during SR, and focal ablation or isolation of related PV can cure AF [9-11].
Furthermore, recent studies showed that fMCG can be effectively used in the prenatal diagnosis of atrial bigeminy (conducted and blocked), 2:1 AVB, CAVB, delayed AV conduction, PQ segment prolongation, and different types of long QT syndrome.[32],[33],[34],[35]
occasional unifocal bigeminy in a two-year-old male who swallowed 30 mL
The series 100 includes 23 subjects without AF, whereas the series 200 contains AF episodes and other rhythms, such as atrial and ventricular bigeminy, ventricular trigeminy, atrial flutter, and ventricular and supraventricular tachycardia.
Wakai, "Magnetophysiologic and echocardiographic comparison of blocked atrial bigeminy and 2:1 atrioventricular block in the fetus," Heart Rhythm, vol.
Ventricular ectopy was 5374, with 390 V-Runs and 680 V-Pairs, Ventricular Bigeminy events were 31 and ventricular Trigeminy events were 6.
INTRODUCTION: Ventricular Bigeminy is a type of ventricular premature complex (VPC) where every normal sinus beat is followed by a ventricular ectopic.
As the condition worsens, the PVCs begin to show patterns like bigeminy, pairs or couplets, or multiformed shapes.
The differential diagnosis of fetal bradycardia includes sinus bradycardia, nonconducted atrial bigeminy, and congenital heart block.