Figure 17.1. A simultaneous recording of left ventricular and aortic pressures in a patient with severe calcific aortic stenosis.

Figure 17.1

A simultaneous recording of left ventricular and aortic pressures in a patient with severe calcific aortic stenosis. The peak-to-peak pressure gradient is more than 125 mm Hg. Note the anacrotic notch (A) on the delayed upstroke of the aortic pulse.

From: Chapter 17, Pulse

Cover of Clinical Methods
Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition.
Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW, editors.
Boston: Butterworths; 1990.
Copyright © 1990, Butterworth Publishers, a division of Reed Publishing.

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