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Biventricular Pulsus Alternans

Authors :
Param Vidwan
George A. Stouffer
Source :
Cardiology Research and Practice, Cardiology Research and Practice, Vol 2009 (2009)
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2009.

Abstract

Pulsus alternans is a rare hemodynamic condition characterized by beat-to-beat variability in systolic pressure. It is attributed to variations in stroke volume with alternate cardiac cycles and is typically seen in patients with advanced myopathic conditions. Left ventricular pulsus alternans is rare, and right ventricular pulsus alternans is even less common. There are only a few reports of biventricular pulsus alternans. We report the case of a 62-year-old female with a recent anterior wall myocardial infarction who had biventricular pulsus alternans at the time of cardiac catheterization.

Details

ISSN :
20900597
Volume :
2009
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cardiology Research and Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....75df2e27f9166b7d43ec1654f9a4a323
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4061/2009/703793