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Valsalva's test
Associated persons:
Antonio Maria Valsalva
Description:
When the heart is monitored during the Valsalva manoeuvre, there is a characteristic complex sequence of cardiocirculatory events, departure from which indicates disease or malfunction. See manoeuvre.
Bibliography:
- Pat Forbis and Susan L. Bartolucci:
Stedman's Medical Eponyms.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998.
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