<prompt> Anacrotic pulse in seen in which of the following conditionAoic regurgitationMitral regurgitationMitral stenosisAoic stenosis  <response>: A weak and delayed pulse pulsus parvus et tardus defines severe aoic stenosis AS. Some patients with AS may also have a slow, notched, or interrupted upstroke anacrotic pulse with a thrill or shudder. With chronic severe AR, by contrast, the carotid upstroke has a sharp rise and rapid fall-off Corrigans or waterhammer pulse. ref : Harrison;s principle of internal medicine,20th editionpg no.1553 