Auscultation of the Corrigan or Water-Hammer Pulse
1952; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 247; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm195211132472006
ISSN1533-4406
Autores Tópico(s)Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
ResumoTHE Corrigan or water-hammer pulse and the pistol-shot sound in the groin are time-honored physical signs of marked aortic insufficiency. Unmistakable and more serious of the two is the pistol-shot sound in the groin, which means that the diastolic blood-pressure in the femoral artery is 0 and that the aortic insufficiency is extreme.In current teaching the Corrigan pulse is often misunderstood to mean merely a radial pulse of abnormally large volume; the true Corrigan or "water-hammer" pulse is characterized not only by its large volume but also by the transmission of a sudden shock to the examiner's finger over . . .
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