This paper reviews arterial pressure waveforms and contrasts the differences in waveforms imposed by intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation. It explores questions regarding blood pressure ...

Pulmonary-artery ... waveform cannot be obtained, the catheter may be exiting the right atrium through the opposite vena cava, the catheter may be coiling in the right atrium, or tricuspid ...

IN patients with advanced aortic regurgitation Korotkoff sounds may be heard over the brachial artery when the sphygmomanometer ... In a few cases the initial small pulse wave did not produce ...

Figure 2 illustrates the familiar arterial pressure waveform representative of the non-IAB-pumped patient. Systole is normally the highest pressure point generated. The aortic valve opens ...