Open AccessThe Significance of the Intermediate Korotkoff Sounds
Author(s) -
Simon Rodbard
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.8.4.600
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , sphygmomanometer , cardiology , cuff , diastole , auscultation , duration (music) , blood flow , surgery , acoustics , physics
Except for those sounds that mark the systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, the murmurs during sphygmomanometry are generally ignored. Our studies suggest that the intensity and duration of these murmurs provide an appraisal of the blood flow into the part beyond the cuff under certain conditions.
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