In search of Korotkoff.

Abstract

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Blood pressure measurement: current practice and future trends.

“…3 Korotkoff identified three phases of sound, and in 1907 Ettinger elaborated on these by describing five phases. 4 The technique has changed little over the years but recommendations for its standardisation have been published and revised regularly by the American Heart Association since 1939,5 and reviews of the subject have attempted to identify the shortcomings of the technique so as to improve accuracy.67…”

Protein Kinase C as a Modulator of Response Amplification in Vascular Smooth Muscle

“…vascular contraction [1], The effectiveness of the drug-receptor coupling is known to be regulated by a number of factors, and the role of extracellular or membrane-related events governing vascular sensitivity, such as Ca2+ dependency [2], receptor reserve [3], receptor affinity [4] and membrane potential [5], have been studied in detail. On the other hand intracellular factors thought to deter mine vascular sensitivity have not been stud ied to the same extent: however, it is known that vascular tone is highly regulated by the activity of Ca2+-dependent intracellular en zymes [6].…”

Reverting to simplicity: palpating SBP

“…Just a decade later, the enigmatic Russian surgeon, Nicolai Sergeivich Korotkoff, described the auscultatory technique that enabled the measurement of both SBP and DBP [2]. During the twentieth century, the auscultatory technique became the established method for measuring BP, and it still remains the most commonly used method in clinical practice, although it is now being progressively replaced by automated techniques.…”