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de Musset’s sign
New physical signs associated with severe aortic regurgitation are still being described
BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6281 (Published 04 November 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l6281- Keith Buchan, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon1,
- Sayed Abdulmotaleb Almoosawy, medical student2,
- Stephen Cross, consultant cardiologist3
- 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
- 2Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
- 3Raigmore Hospital, Inverness IV2 3UJ, UK
- keith.buchan{at}nhs.net
Minerva mentions de Musset’s sign of aortic incompetence and its earlier recognition by William Withering.1
In severe acute aortic regurgitation, most commonly due to aortic valve endocarditis, a form of extreme diastolic ventricular interaction …
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