Open AccessWater hammer and Corrigan's pulses
Author(s) -
Ono Ryohei,
Uchiyama Raita,
Kohno Yukinori,
Kobayashi Yoshio
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6055
Subject(s) - medicine , hammer , metallurgy , materials science
Abstract Corrigan’s pulse is characterized by the abrupt distension and quick collapse of carotid arteries in aortic regurgitation, whereas water hammer pulse is the characteristic pulse observed in peripheral arteries.