title: Jugular venous pressure and pulse wave form in the diagnosis of right ventricular infarction.
abstract: Jugular venous pressure (measured clinically) and pulse wave form (recorded at 100 mm/s) were analysed in 44 cases of first acute myocardial infarction and 10 age-matched controls. Patients were divided into different groups according to site of infarction decided by detailed 2-D echocardiography. Raised jugular venous pressure had high specificity (96.8%) but low sensitivity (39%) in diagnosing right ventricular infarction. Positive Kussmaul's sign had equal specificity but lower sensitivity (26.1%). Rapid 'y' descent had high specificity (100%) but low sensitivity (17.3%) in diagnosing right ventricular infarction. Jugular venous pressure and pulse wave form are significantly affected by the magnitude of damage to interventricular septum and left ventricular free wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lalgarhia
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000502:physiology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011674:Pulse; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014690:Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right