What is ventricular bigeminy?
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- Reviewed by Sunil Kapur, MD, Contributor
What does it mean when the doctor diagnoses a condition called ventricular bigeminy? What are its causes and symptoms, and is it ever dangerous?The pattern happens when the heart contracts a fraction of a second earlier than it should, triggering a premature beat. These contractions typically occur in the heart's lower chambers (ventricles) and are known as premature ventricular contractions, or PVCs.
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Sunil Kapur, MD, Contributor
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