title: Systolic and diastolic pulsus alternans in severe heart failure.
abstract: Pulsus alternans is usually a systolic phenomenon. We present a case of a patient with severe heart failure, and systolic and diastolic pulsus alternans. This case may help clarify the mechanism of pulsus alternans.
authors.affiliation: Noninvasive Cardiology Laboratory, The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. perkg01@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Gila
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perk
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tunick
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy