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Restrictive cardiomyopathy

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phuluong2k
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11/03/05 - 07:03 AM

Kussmaul sign is present in this disease (Kaplan IM)

My Q: Is pulsus paradoxus still present in this disease or not ?

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11/03/05 - 07:26 AM

Yes............It would be present

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11/03/05 - 02:16 PM

thanks, i have the same idea

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11/03/05 - 03:59 PM

I used to think so, until I heard otherwise on a lecture. Note that Harrison's says Kussmaul is «absent» and pulsus paradoxus is «rare».

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