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Abrams' heart reflex
Also known as:
Abrams' reflex
Associated persons:
Albert Abrams
Description:
A roentgenologically demonstrable cutivisceral reflex phenomenon of the heart: contraction of the heart muscle when the skin of the precordial region is irritated. Most pronounced in children and in adults with poorly developed muscles and fatty upholster.
Bibliography:
- A. Abrams:
The clinical value of the heart reflex.
Medical Record, New York, 1901, 59: 10-12.
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