[Clinical case of the month. Pulsus alternans: a rare semiologic sign of severe left ventricular dysfunction].
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.
Jacquet
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Les Cliniques Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgique.
Radermecker
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Legrand
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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