ARTERIAL reconstruction by thrombendarterectomy or grafting has been widely and successfully used for obliterative arteriosclerosis of the abdominal aorta and its branches. This has naturally ...

Since the aorta is the major component of arterial elasticity, the carotid-femoral PWV offers the simplest reproducible and noninvasive evaluation of regional stiffness. This measurement allows the ...

A prospective study of the heart murmurs in 30 elderly patients, none of whom had a history of rheumatic heart disease, was undertaken by use of phonocardiography, carotid-pulse recording and amyl ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madrashave proposed a magnet-based sensor that would allow scientists to measure the velocity of blood pulse waves within the carotid artery. Each ...

Pulsus bisferiens occurs in patients with significant aortic valve regurgitation. A double pulse is felt due to the backflow of blood in early diastole. The first carotid pulse felt is normal systole, ...

For palpation, use your fingertips or the area between the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints. Practice and attention will determine which area is most sensitive for you. The ...