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Right‐sided pulsus alternans in diastolic left ventricular dysfunction
Author(s) -
Ilia Reuben,
AbuFul Akram,
Weinstein Jean Marc,
Merkin Miri
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199907)47:3<336::aid-ccd20>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , diastole , pulmonary artery , left ventricular hypertrophy , aorta , pulmonary hypertension , ventricular function , pulmonary wedge pressure , blood pressure
Pulsus alternans is usually found in patients with reduced systolic ventricular function. We describe a patient with shortness of breath, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy, but with normal left and right systolic function. Pulsus alternans was demonstrated in the pulmonary wedge position, pulmonary artery, and right ventricle, but not in the aorta or left ventricle. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:336–339, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.