Trigeminy

Trigeminy is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the heartbeats occur in groups of three. The first contraction is usually normal, and the second and third are early extrasystoles (see Ectopic systole).

Trigeminy occurs due to a violation of the formation or conduction of an impulse in the heart. Ectopic foci in the myocardium generate premature impulses that disrupt the normal rhythm of heart contractions.

This type of arrhythmia can be observed in coronary heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathies and other myocardial diseases. Trigeminy is often combined with other rhythm disorders, such as atrial fibrillation, extrasystole.

When trigeminy occurs, the patient may experience interruptions in the functioning of the heart, palpitations, and weakness. Diagnosis is based on ECG data and Holter monitoring. Treatment is aimed at eliminating the causes of the arrhythmia and restoring normal heart rhythm.

Trigeminic contraction of the heart is a rhythmic series of three consecutive simultaneous impulses from the sinus node. The interval between trigenic impulses is approximately 440-600 milliseconds. Patients are observed when simultaneous contractions have three atrial impulses that occur at an interval of 92 to 280 ms after sinus contraction. As a result, these contractions involve only the left and right atria. In contrast to the normal sequence of ventricular firing, the left and right halves may experience their own independent ventricular firing. The sensitivity of trigaminic arrhythmia is 8.3%, but only 3% is a truly dangerous arrhythmia. During their lifetime, about 5% of patients will experience heart attacks due to trigeminic heart contraction.

Trigeminy (from the Latin “trigeminus” - triple) is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the heartbeat is combined into three groups.

The most common cause of such arrhythmia can be heart failure, a change in the electrical activity of the heart. In order to identify the possibility of such disorders, your doctor may recommend that you do an electrocardiogram - a study of the heart using electrical impulses. ECG recording of the heart rhythm allows the doctor to clearly determine the area responsible for the arrhythmia and develop an optimal treatment plan. Treatment for arrhythmia depends on the cause that caused it. The basis of treatment is drugs that slow down the conduction of impulses in