Pulsus paradoxus is the term used to describe an exaggerated blood pressure variation with the respiratory cycle. This can be found in cardiac tamponade or during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. Paradoxical breathing causes the chest to contract during inhaling and to expand during exhaling. This is the opposite of how it should ...

Transient CP presents with symptoms and/or signs of heart failure. Patients may also have characteristic symptoms/signs of acute pericarditis such as fever, pleuritic chest pain, pericardial rub, ...