Mechanism study of pulsus paradoxus using mechanical models.

Pulsus paradoxus is an exaggeration of the normal inspiratory decrease in systolic blood pressure. Despite a century of attempts to explain this sign consensus is still lacking. To solve the controversy and reveal the exact mechanism, we reexamined the characteristic anatomic arrangement of the circ...

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Main Authors: Chang-yang Xing, Tie-sheng Cao, Li-jun Yuan, Zhen Wang, Kun Wang, Hua-ri Ren, Yong Yang, Yun-you Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585346?pdf=render