TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulsus alternans in diastolic left ventricular dysfunction
AU - Kwan, Tak
AU - Feit, Alan
AU - Alam, Mahmood
AU - Mandawat, Mahendra K.
AU - Clark, Luther T.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1997/12
Y1 - 1997/12
N2 - Pulsus alternans is usually found in patients with reduced systolic ventricular function. We describe a patient with recurrent pulmonary edema, hypertension, bilateral renal artery stenosis, but with normal systolic function. Pulsus alternans was demonstrated in both pulmonary artery, right ventricle, and left ventricle pressures. After successful renal artery revascularization, the pulsus alternans disappeared. This case illustrates that pulsus alternans can be present with diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle in the absence of systolic dysfunction.
AB - Pulsus alternans is usually found in patients with reduced systolic ventricular function. We describe a patient with recurrent pulmonary edema, hypertension, bilateral renal artery stenosis, but with normal systolic function. Pulsus alternans was demonstrated in both pulmonary artery, right ventricle, and left ventricle pressures. After successful renal artery revascularization, the pulsus alternans disappeared. This case illustrates that pulsus alternans can be present with diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle in the absence of systolic dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1177/000331979704801210
DO - 10.1177/000331979704801210
M3 - Article
C2 - 9404836
AN - SCOPUS:0030693080
SN - 0003-3197
VL - 48
SP - 1079
EP - 1085
JO - Angiology
JF - Angiology
IS - 12
ER -