SIGNS OF AORTIC REGURGITATION | PG NOTES

AORTIC REGURGITATION

Corrigan’s pulse: A rapid and forceful distension of the arterial pulse with a quick collapse
De Musset’s sign: Bobbing of the head with each heartbeat (like a bird walking)
Muller’s sign: Visible pulsations of the uvula
Quincke’s sign: Capillary pulsations seen on light compression of the nail bed
Traube’s sign: Systolic and diastolic sounds heard over the femoral artery (“pistol shots”)
Duroziez’s sign: Gradual pressure over the femoral artery leads to a systolic and diastolic bruit
Hill’s sign: Popliteal systolic blood pressure exceeding brachial systolic blood pressure by ≥ 60 mmHg (most sensitive sign for aortic regurgitation)
Shelly’s sign: Pulsation of the cervix
Rosenbach’s sign: Hepatic pulsations
Becker’s sign: Visible pulsation of the retinal arterioles
Gerhardt’s sign (aka Sailer’s sign): Pulsation of the spleen in the presence of splenomegaly
Mayne’s sign: A decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 15 mmHg when the arm is held above the head (very non-specific)
Landolfi’s sign: Systolic contraction and diastolic dilation of the pupil

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