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Eponyms and the Diagnosis of Aortic Regurgitation

George Dermksian, MD

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TO THE EDITOR:
As a “bedside” educator and clinician who frequently refers to eponyms, especially those associated with aortic regurgitation, I very much appreciated the review article by Babu and colleagues (1) on aortic regurgitation and the discrepancy between textbooks and the literature. It has caused me to reassess the value of eponyms on teaching rounds. I would, however, note an error with regard to pulse pressure in Babu and colleagues' summary statement on the pathophysiologic characteristics of the Corrigan pulse, which was attributed to their reference 35 (2). Their statement read, “A recent investigation found that patients with...
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Dermksian G. Eponyms and the Diagnosis of Aortic Regurgitation. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140:583. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-7-200404060-00032

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(7):583.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-7-200404060-00032

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