chest is widely opened after a mid-sternal incision. The internal mammary blood vessels on
both sides are now cut between ligatures; the left subelavian artery close to its origin from …

The Korotkoff sounds that measure systolic and diastolic arterial pressure levels were described
in a brief communication by NC Korotkoff in 1905. He did not state how it happened that …

At a meeting of the Association of American Physicians in May, 1923, Plummer 1 reported on
the use of iodin (compound solution of iodin) in the treatment of exophthalmic goiter. Iodin …

… Segall. For purposes of this study the group was divided into two sections: (1) eight men
had in common the fact that they did not engage in routine reading of electrocardiograms in a …

Excerpt While working on a project from which he would derive his thesis for the doctorate
in medical science, Korotkoff discovered the auscultatory method for measuring systolic and …

Cardiovascular sound escaped attention until Laennec invented and demonstrated the
usefulness of the stethoscope. Accuracy of diagnosis using cardiovascular sounds as clues …

… The composite modal pattern derived from this study(Segall, 1962) was adopted as the
standard for normal at each area of auscultation (Fig. 9). In 1949, these symbols were printed …

FIVE MEMBERS of one family, the father and four of his six children, presented abnormalities
of cardiac rhythm and conduction. During a clinical experience of about 30 years only one …

Since coronary thrombosis became a popular clinical diagnosis, and the program of its
treatment includes a minimum of six weeks' absolute rest in bed, cardiac rupture has loomed …

… Segall HN: NS Korotkoff experiments for determining the efficiency of arterial collaterals.
Preface, biographical notes and editing of translation from Russian by Harold N. …