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JVP v-wave

Etiology: large v-wave: 1) tricuspid regurgitation 2) atrial septal defect Notes: - v-waves also described during pulmonary artery wedge pressure tracings [2] 1) ventricular septal defect 2) acute mitral regurgitation

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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. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012