Cor Pulmonale
[…] a or v waves, and cyanosis may be seen. the heart and lung are intricately related. whenever the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will follow and vice versa. pulmonary[allnurses.com]
Physical findings may include: Jugular venous distension: Prominent jugular V wave, indicating the presence of tricuspid regurgitation Peripheral (ankle) edema: The best sign[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
On inspection, an increase in chest diameter, labored respiratory efforts with retractions of chest wall, distended neck veins with prominent a or v waves, and cyanosis may[medictests.com]
Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure
Distended neck veins with raised and/or prominent JVP and visible a or v waves. 3rd/4th heart sounds and pansystolic murmur of tricuspid regurgitation over right heart.[patient.info]
In patients with considerable tricuspid regurgitation, a prominent systolic pulsation of the liver, attributable to an enlarged right atrial V wave, is often noted.[emedicine.medscape.com]
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
V wave In some patients, a pansystolic murmur Diminished peripheral pulse volume secondary to impaired forward blood flow; patients with this sign may have relative hypotension[emedicine.medscape.com]
Catheterization findings include a prominent right atrial c-v pressure wave during ventricular systole.[merckmanuals.com]
Jugular venous pressure is elevated with a prominent systolic 'v' wave. Right ventricular impulse is hyperdynamic and may be thrusting in quality.[patient.info]
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Physical examination findings sometimes observed in PH and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction include: an elevated jugular venous pressure with prominent A waves (due to increased[content.onlinejacc.org]
RV stiffness) and V waves (due to tricuspid regurgitation [TR]); Kussmaul’s sign (increased jugular venous pressure with inspiration, due to a noncompliant RV or significant[content.onlinejacc.org]
Coarctation of the Aorta
Related Links Cardiac Catheterization Procedures Heart Surgery Heart Center Team See a Picture (MedlinePlus) What is it? Coarctation (pronounced kO–ärk–'tA–shun ) of the aorta is when the aorta has a very narrow area or segment like in an hourglass. Blood pressure increases above the narrow spot and the left[…][web.archive.org]
Central Venous Pressure Increased
wave: Cardiac tamponade Prominent ‘v’ wave: Right ventricular failure, Tricuspid regurgitation, Atrial septal defect with or without mitral regurgitation Diminished ‘v’ wave[epomedicine.com]
Prominent v waves Tricuspid regurgitation - called cv or v waves and occurring at the same time as systole (a combination of v wave and loss of x descent); there may be earlobe[patient.info]
wave – TR Absent x descent – AF Exaggerated x descent – pericardial tamponade, constrictive pericarditis Sharp y descent – severe TR, constrictive pericarditis Slow y descent[litfl.com]
Acute Cor Pulmonale
Clinical findings associated with pulmonary heart disease include jugular venous distension, prominent v-wave in the jugular venous pulsation, narrow S-2 split or no split[acphospitalist.org]
[…] a or v waves, and cyanosis may be seen. the heart and lung are intricately related. whenever the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will follow and vice versa. pulmonary[allnurses.com]
On physical examination, findings of right ventricular dysfunction include bulging neck veins with prominent v waves, a left parasternal lift, an accentuated pulmonic component[tmj.ro]
Cardiac Cirrhosis
Prominent v waves with rapid y descent indicate tricuspid regurgitation.[emedicine.medscape.com]
[…] a wave and v wave tricuspid regurgitation may diminish or reverse the S wave pure right ventricular dysfunction will have a preserved S/D relationship with the amplitude[radiopaedia.org]
Right atrial pressure recordings reveal large a waves, indicating elevated right atrial pressure that may appear as presystolic liver pulsations.[emedicine.medscape.com]
Tricuspid Valve Disease
v waves, decreased S wave amplitude, and reversal of the S/D ratio is specific for tricuspid regurgitation severe tricuspid valve is abnormal with a flail leaflet right ventricular[radiopaedia.org]
He is in chronic atrial fibrillation (AF), his neck veins are distended with prominent V waves, and he has an enlarged pulsating liver and severe peripheral edema.[onlinejacc.org]
Jugular venous pressure is elevated with a prominent systolic 'v' wave. Right ventricular impulse is hyperdynamic and may be thrusting in quality.[patient.info]
Heart Failure
In patients with considerable tricuspid regurgitation, a prominent systolic pulsation of the liver, attributable to an enlarged right atrial V wave, is often noted.[emedicine.medscape.com]