noun
- A cardiac arrhythmia in which every other heartbeat is a premature contraction, creating a pattern of normal and abnormal beats.
Usage: medical; cardiology
Examples
- The patient's electrocardiogram showed bigeminy, with premature ventricular contractions occurring regularly.
- Bigeminy can sometimes be triggered by caffeine or stress in susceptible individuals.
- The cardiologist diagnosed atrial bigeminy after reviewing the heart monitor data.
- Treatment of bigeminy depends on the underlying cause and whether symptoms are present.
- Frequent bigeminy may require medication to stabilize the heart's rhythm.