Systolic and diastolic pulsus alternans in severe heart failure.
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.
Perk
Gila
G
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
Tunick
Paul A
PA
Kronzon
Itzhak
I
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