The diagnosis is sinus rhythm with interpolated premature ventricular complexes, in a trigeminal pattern, with retrograde concealed conduction. The rhythm is irregular, but there is a repeating ...

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 ...

Q: I was feeling lightheaded and having palpitations, went to the ER and was admitted me to the ICU. They said I had a run of ventricular tachycardia. What is this? A: The heartbeat is controlled by ...

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 ...

What Is a Normal Sinus Rhythm? Normal sinus rhythm is when your heart beats in a regular, organized way. Your body has a built-in pacemaker called the sinoatrial (SA) node, or sinus node. It uses ...

Serious ventricular arrhythmias due to carotid-sinus massage are extremely uncommon. Meredith and Beckwith 8 recorded 2 cases of transient ventricular tachycardia that followed its use. The first well ...