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pulses alternans is​

Answer 1

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Pulsus alternans, not to be confused with pulsus paradoxus or electrical alternans, is an arterial pulse with alternating strong and weak beats. Systolic pressures will vary from beat-to-beat as identified on physical exam and echocardiogram.A

Answer 2

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Pulsus alternans (during pulse palpation, this is the alternation of one strong and one weak beat without a change in the cycle length) occurs most commonly in heart failure due to increased resistance to LV ejection, as occurs in hypertension, aortic stenosis, coronary atherosclerosis, and dilated cardiomyopathy.