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Review
. 2003 May;26(5):215-7.
doi: 10.1002/clc.4960260504.

Pulsus paradoxus in cardiac tamponade: a pathophysiologic continuum

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Pulsus paradoxus in cardiac tamponade: a pathophysiologic continuum

Ashwin Swami et al. Clin Cardiol. 2003 May.

Abstract

Pulsus paradoxus has interested physicians for more than a century. Since McGregor's comprehensive New England Journal of Medicine article in 1979, there have been no updated reviews; accordingly, we review pulsus paradoxus based on the clinical and physiologic literature and personal experience.

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