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Which finding, on clinical examination of the pulse, suggests a diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)?

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Which finding, on clinical examination of the pulse, suggests a diagnosis of hypertrophic

obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)?


  1. Irregularly irregular pulse
  2. Pulsus alternans
  3. Pulsus bigeminus
  4. Pulsus bisferiens
  5. Pulsus paradoxus

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The key is D. Pulsus bisferiens. [Pulsus bisferiens, is a sign where, on palpation of the pulse, a

double peak per cardiac cycle can be appreciated. Bisferious means striking twice. Classically, it is

detected when aortic insufficiency exists in association with aortic stenosis, but may also be found in

hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy].

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