Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a type of abnormal heartbeat, or arrhythmia. It happens when the heartbeat begins in the lower, rather than the upper, heart chambers. This creates an ...
Ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is an abnormal heart rhythm that begins in the ventricles, the heart’s two lower chambers. The rhythm may be too fast or too uncoordinated for the heart to function ...
Several points of convincing evidence in the upper strip indicate that the rhythm is VT. First, the beginning of the wide QRS tachycardia near the end of the strip is not preceded by a P wave, proving ...
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What Causes Bigeminy and When Should You Worry?
Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways Bigeminy is an irregular heart rhythm where every normal beat is ...
La La Anthony is opening up about a health scare that sent her to the hospital. She was diagnosed with PVCs, a cardiac condition that is more common than you'd think. The 39-year-old "The Freak ...
In tracing "a" of Figure 1, there seems to be only one P wave in front of each QRS complex, suggesting sinus rhythm. However, during the compensatory pauses after the PVCs (↑) in tracing "b," there ...
The woman presented to the emergency department immediately after one such episode, reported Mazen M. Kawji, MD, of OSF Cardiovascular Institute in Peoria, Illinois. Importantly, these spells occurred ...
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