Kussmaul's sign and rapid X‐Y descents in constrictive pericarditis
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Right-sided heart failure is not uncommon. A careful jugular venous examination looking for the distinct Kussmaul's sign and rapid X-Y descents, which are highly indicative of constrictive pericarditis, is markedly helpful in guiding the correct diagnosis and proper management.
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Diagnostic Signs in Compressive Cardiac Disorders
THE COMBINATION of two physical signs, increasing venous pressure and palpable decrease in arterial systolic and pulse pressure with inspiration in constrictive pericarditis was pointed out by Kussmaul.1 Wood2 alluded to these signs as evidence for pericardial effusion and attributed the rise in venous pressure to an inspiratory rise in intrapericardial pressure. Dock3 subscribed to this view, ...
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016