Meaning: Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Synonyms: burry; setose; burred; setaceous; bristled; briery; briary; barbellate; spiny; thorny; prickly; barbed; bristly. Context examples: a horse with a short bristly mane / bristly shrubs / burred fruits / setaceous whiskers. Similar:
Atrial Bigeminy is a harmless, benign rhythm. It is frequently an incidental finding and is usually asymptomatic. No further cardiac investigations are indicated as most people with this rhythm do not have organic heart disease (although in those with heart disease, it seen).
Patients with frequent PVCs or bigeminy may report syncope. a symptom that is due to either inadequate stroke volume or decreased cardiac output caused by the condition effectively halving the heart rate. Long runs of PVCs can result in hypotension. Exercise can increase or decrease the PVC rate.