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JVP a-wave

Etiology: large a-wave: 1) tricuspid stenosis 2) right ventricular hypertrophy 3) pulmonary hypertension 4) pulmonic stenosis 5) restrictive cardiomyopathy

General

jugular venous pulsation (JVP)

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 326
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 37
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006