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In this video one can see the invasive systolic pressure falls more than 10mm Hg during inspiration and also the arterial waveform decreased in its amplitude during inspiration. This is called Pulsus paradoxus. The paradox in pulsus paradoxus is that one can auscultate the regular heart sound during inspiration but not able to feel the radial artery pulse or it may be of variable strength. | Medical Snippet