Duroziez's sign

Duroziez's sign
Other namesAlvarenga-Duroziez sign
Femoral artery
Differential diagnosisAortic insufficiency

Duroziez's sign is a sign of aortic insufficiency.[1] It consists of an audible diastolic murmur which can be heard over the femoral artery when it is compressed with the bell of a stethoscope.[1]

It is named for French physician Paul Louis Duroziez who published its description in 1861,[1][2] even though it was first described by Portuguese physician Pedro Francisco da Costa Alvarenga in 1855;[3] for this reason it is alternatively known as the Alvarenga-Duroziez sign.

References

  1. ^ a b c Yale, Steven H.; Tekiner, Halil; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Eileen S.; Yale, Ryan C. (2021). "5. Aortic regurgitation murmurs". Cardiovascular Eponymic Signs: Diagnostic Skills Applied During the Physical Examination. Switzerland: Springer. p. 116. ISBN 978-3-030-67596-7.
  2. ^ P. L. Duroziez. Du double souffle intermittent crural, comme signe de l’insuffisance aortique. Archives générales de médecine, Paris, 1861, 5 sér., 17: 417-443, 588-605.
  3. ^ Alvarenga, Pedro Francisco da Costa (1856). Mémoire sur l'insuffisance des valvules aortiques et considérations générales sur les maladies du cœur (in French). Paris: Chez J.-B. Baillière.


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