Water hammer pulse

The water hammer pulse or Corrigan's pulse , Latin pulsus celer et altus , is a typical symptom of severe aortic valve insufficiency . It can be palpated on the radial arteries and is characterized by a rapid, strongly palpable pulse. This is due to a high blood pressure amplitude (ie the systolic blood pressure is high, the diastolic blood pressure is low; typical amplitudes are over 100 mmHg, e.g. 160/35 mmHg).

literature

• Klaus Holldack, Klaus Gahl: Auscultation and percussion. Inspection and palpation. Thieme, Stuttgart 1955; 10th, revised edition, ibid. 1986, ISBN 3-13-352410-0 , p. 164.

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