title: Unusual case of total pulsus alternans that resulted from varying afterload caused by a subclavian artery rupture.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smedira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Struck
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Redberg
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse; D011859:Radiography; D012421:Rupture; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology