title: [Clinical case of the month. Pulsus alternans: a rare semiologic sign of severe left ventricular dysfunction].
abstract: A paradigmatic case of pulsus alternans observed during exploration of a severe aortic valve disease is reported. Pulsus alternans is a rare semiologic sign of severe left ventricular dysfunction and the mechanisms of its appearance are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Les Cliniques Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacquet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radermecker
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Legrand
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011674:Pulse; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology