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Abnormal pulse

MedGen UID:
536395
Concept ID:
C0235472
Finding
SNOMED CT: Abnormal pulse (67683007)
 
HPO: HP:0032552

Definition

An anomaly of the rhythmic throbbing of an artery that reflects the widening of the artery as blood flows through it and is caused by successive contractions of the heart. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tautz J, Merkel C, Loersch F, Egen O, Hägele F, Thon HM, Schaible T
Klin Padiatr 2010 Sep;222(5):291-5. Epub 2010 May 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1253391. PMID: 20458668
Hodgetts TJ, Kenward G, Vlachonikolis IG, Payne S, Castle N
Resuscitation 2002 Aug;54(2):125-31. doi: 10.1016/s0300-9572(02)00100-4. PMID: 12161291
Schoeman JF
J Child Neurol 1994 Apr;9(2):130-4. doi: 10.1177/088307389400900205. PMID: 8006361

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ahmad I, Edin A, Granvik C, Kumm Persson L, Tevell S, Månsson E, Magnuson A, Marklund I, Persson IL, Kauppi A, Ahlm C, Forsell MNE, Sundh J, Lange A, Cajander S, Normark J
Front Public Health 2023;11:1104267. Epub 2023 Feb 2 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1104267. PMID: 36817925Free PMC Article
Janjua D, Singh J, Agrawal A
J Mother Child 2022 Mar 1;26(1):1-9. Epub 2022 Jul 20 doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-21-00033. PMID: 35853444Free PMC Article
Kwasnicki RM, Burgin J, Paton C, Hettiaratchy S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):3182-3189. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.080. PMID: 35787992
Wyatt KD, Poole LR, Mullan AF, Kopecky SL, Heaton HA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2020 Jul 1;27(9):1359-1363. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa137. PMID: 32979046Free PMC Article
Brennan CE, Hong TKF, Wang VJ
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Sep;36(9):1619-1623. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.050. PMID: 29452918

Diagnosis

Janjua D, Singh J, Agrawal A
J Mother Child 2022 Mar 1;26(1):1-9. Epub 2022 Jul 20 doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-21-00033. PMID: 35853444Free PMC Article
Kwasnicki RM, Burgin J, Paton C, Hettiaratchy S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):3182-3189. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.080. PMID: 35787992
Martin GR, Schwartz BN, Hom LA, Donofrio MT
Pediatr Cardiol 2022 Mar;43(3):580-585. Epub 2021 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02760-5. PMID: 34709442
Wyatt KD, Poole LR, Mullan AF, Kopecky SL, Heaton HA
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2020 Jul 1;27(9):1359-1363. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa137. PMID: 32979046Free PMC Article
Krahn LE, Petersen A, Miller BW, Lizak M, Lyng P
J Clin Sleep Med 2018 Jul 15;14(7):1255-1256. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7238. PMID: 29991429Free PMC Article

Therapy

Nadakinamani RG, Reyana A, Kautish S, Vibith AS, Gupta Y, Abdelwahab SF, Mohamed AW
Comput Intell Neurosci 2022;2022:2973324. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1155/2022/2973324. PMID: 35069715Free PMC Article
Wei J, Shufelt C, Oestreicher Stock E, Mills C, Dhawan S, Jacob R, Torbati T, Cook-Wiens G, Benowitz N, Jacob P, Ganz P, Bairey Merz CN, Redberg R
J Occup Environ Med 2019 Mar;61(3):197-202. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001497. PMID: 30475308Free PMC Article
Couderc JP, Kyal S, Mestha LK, Xu B, Peterson DR, Xia X, Hall B
Heart Rhythm 2015 Jan;12(1):195-201. Epub 2014 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.08.035. PMID: 25179488
Jiang Z, Sang H, Fu X, Liang Y
Cell Biochem Biophys 2014 Dec;70(3):1507-11. doi: 10.1007/s12013-014-0079-1. PMID: 25344649
Jawahar D, Rachamalla HR, Rafalowski A, Ilkhani R, Bharathan T, Anandarao N
Angiology 1997 Aug;48(8):721-4. doi: 10.1177/000331979704800808. PMID: 9269142

Prognosis

Kwasnicki RM, Burgin J, Paton C, Hettiaratchy S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):3182-3189. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.080. PMID: 35787992
Pu J, Zhou X, Ullah R, Dong G, Wu W, Huang K, Chen X, Fu J
Pediatr Diabetes 2022 Aug;23(5):569-577. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1111/pedi.13345. PMID: 35419919
Moore U, Fernandez-Torron R, Jacobs M, Gordish-Dressman H, Diaz-Manera J, James MK, Mayhew AG, Harris E, Guglieri M, Rufibach LE, Feng J, Blamire AM, Carlier PG, Spuler S, Day JW, Jones KJ, Bharucha-Goebel DX, Salort-Campana E, Pestronk A, Walter MC, Paradas C, Stojkovic T, Mori-Yoshimura M, Bravver E, Pegoraro E, Lowes LP, Mendell JR, Bushby K; Jain COS Consortium, Bourke J, Straub V
Muscle Nerve 2022 May;65(5):531-540. Epub 2022 Mar 5 doi: 10.1002/mus.27524. PMID: 35179231Free PMC Article
Brennan CE, Hong TKF, Wang VJ
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Sep;36(9):1619-1623. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.050. PMID: 29452918
Pavone M, Ullmann N, Verrillo E, De Vincentiis G, Sitzia E, Cutrera R
Eur J Pediatr 2017 Apr;176(4):493-499. Epub 2017 Feb 6 doi: 10.1007/s00431-017-2868-1. PMID: 28168335

Clinical prediction guides

Janjua D, Singh J, Agrawal A
J Mother Child 2022 Mar 1;26(1):1-9. Epub 2022 Jul 20 doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20222601.d-21-00033. PMID: 35853444Free PMC Article
Kwasnicki RM, Burgin J, Paton C, Hettiaratchy S
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Sep;75(9):3182-3189. Epub 2022 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.080. PMID: 35787992
Moore U, Fernandez-Torron R, Jacobs M, Gordish-Dressman H, Diaz-Manera J, James MK, Mayhew AG, Harris E, Guglieri M, Rufibach LE, Feng J, Blamire AM, Carlier PG, Spuler S, Day JW, Jones KJ, Bharucha-Goebel DX, Salort-Campana E, Pestronk A, Walter MC, Paradas C, Stojkovic T, Mori-Yoshimura M, Bravver E, Pegoraro E, Lowes LP, Mendell JR, Bushby K; Jain COS Consortium, Bourke J, Straub V
Muscle Nerve 2022 May;65(5):531-540. Epub 2022 Mar 5 doi: 10.1002/mus.27524. PMID: 35179231Free PMC Article
Nadakinamani RG, Reyana A, Kautish S, Vibith AS, Gupta Y, Abdelwahab SF, Mohamed AW
Comput Intell Neurosci 2022;2022:2973324. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1155/2022/2973324. PMID: 35069715Free PMC Article
Brennan CE, Hong TKF, Wang VJ
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Sep;36(9):1619-1623. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.050. PMID: 29452918

Recent systematic reviews

Chung J, Robinson CH, Yu A, Bamhraz AA, Ewusie JE, Sanger S, Mitsnefes M, Parekh RS, Raina R, Thabane L, Dionne JM, Chanchlani R
Hypertension 2023 Jun;80(6):1183-1196. Epub 2023 Feb 21 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.122.20190. PMID: 36802759

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