| Eponyms in category: Cardiovascular system |
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| Aalsmeer's test |
| Aggravation temporaire des symptômes cardio-vasculaires de béribéri par l'injection intramusculaire de 1 mg d'adrénaline.
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| Achard's syndrome (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Adamkiewicz' artery |
| The largest of the medullary arteries which supply the spinal cord by anastomising with the anterior (longitudinal) spinal artery. |
| Alfidi's syndrome |
| Occlusion of the celiac axis resulting in hypertension |
| Artery of Adamkiewicz (Adamkiewicz' artery) |
| The largest of the medullary arteries which supply the spinal cord by anastomising with the anterior (longitudinal) spinal artery. |
| Aschner-Dagnini bulbus pressure test (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s bulbus reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s oculocardial reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Aschner’s phenomenon (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Billroth-von Winiwarter disease (Buerger's disease) |
| A chronic inflammatory disease of the peripheral vessels forming blood clots that results in reduced blood flow, possible ulceration, and gangrene. |
| Bittorf's phenomenon |
| A phenomenon of increased so-called ear-blood monocytosis in chronic endocarditis of the mitral and aorta valves with haemorrhagic sepsis (particularly seen in Lentasepsis).
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| Bland-Garland-White syndrome (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) |
| A syndrome of left ventricular failure, congenital or occurring shortly after birth. |
| Bland-White-Garland syndrome |
| A syndrome of left ventricular failure, congenital or occurring shortly after birth. |
| Bozzolo's sign |
| Pulsating vessels in the nasal mucous membrane, noted occasionally in aneurism of the thoracic aorta.
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| Bradbury-Eggleston syndrome |
| A degenerative disorder of the autonomic nervous system presenting in middle to late life, affecting men more than women, characterized by abnormal low blood pressure in standing position. |
| Bradbury-Eggleston triad |
| A triad of Orthostatic hypotension, impotence, and anhidrosis. |
| Branham's bradycardia (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Branham's sign (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Buerger's disease |
| A chronic inflammatory disease of the peripheral vessels forming blood clots that results in reduced blood flow, possible ulceration, and gangrene. |
| Corrigan's disease |
| Reflux of blood through an incompetent aortic valve into the left ventricle during ventricular diastole. |
| Corrigan's pulse |
| A jerky carotid pulse having a full expansion that appears to collapse and be completely empty between beats. |
| Cushing's effect (Cushing's law) |
| Increase in intracranial pressure causes compression of the cerebral blood vessels and cerebral ischemia. |
| Cushing's law |
| Increase in intracranial pressure causes compression of the cerebral blood vessels and cerebral ischemia. |
| Cushing's phenomenon (Cushing's law) |
| Increase in intracranial pressure causes compression of the cerebral blood vessels and cerebral ischemia. |
| Cushing's reaction (Cushing's law) |
| Increase in intracranial pressure causes compression of the cerebral blood vessels and cerebral ischemia. |
| Cushing's response (Cushing's law) |
| Increase in intracranial pressure causes compression of the cerebral blood vessels and cerebral ischemia. |
| Dagnini’s reflex (Aschner-Dagnini test (Giuseppe Dagnini)) |
| Slowing of the pulse following pressures applied to the eyeball or the carotid sinus. |
| Danaraj's disease (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Döhle-Heller syndrome |
| Aortitis secondary to syphilis, sometimes complicated by aortic valve insufficiency, coronary stenosis, and aortic aneurysm. |
| Eggleston-Bradbury syndrome (Bradbury-Eggleston syndrome) |
| A degenerative disorder of the autonomic nervous system presenting in middle to late life, affecting men more than women, characterized by abnormal low blood pressure in standing position. |
| Endangitis obliterans von Winiwarter-Buerger (Buerger's disease) |
| A chronic inflammatory disease of the peripheral vessels forming blood clots that results in reduced blood flow, possible ulceration, and gangrene. |
| Erdheim's disease (Gsell-Erdheim syndrome) |
| A historic term for idiopathic necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta with subsequent formation of cysts, without inflammatory changes, often leading to aortic rupture. |
| Erdheim’s cystic necrosis of aorta (Gsell-Erdheim syndrome) |
| A historic term for idiopathic necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta with subsequent formation of cysts, without inflammatory changes, often leading to aortic rupture. |
| Flint's arcade (Austin Flint, Jr.) |
| An arteriovenous arch at the base of the renal pyramid. |
| Frank's capsules |
| Frank obtained the first perfect pulse curves with special manometers. |
| Gerhardt’s disease (Mitchell's syndrome I) |
| An idiopathic paroxysmal vasodilation of peripheral vasculature marked by sudden onset of burning pain in the hands and feet, diminution of temperature sense, and occasional glossalgia and feeding difficulty. |
| Gerhardt’s syndrome (Mitchell's syndrome I) |
| An idiopathic paroxysmal vasodilation of peripheral vasculature marked by sudden onset of burning pain in the hands and feet, diminution of temperature sense, and occasional glossalgia and feeding difficulty. |
| Grosser’s organ (Masson's organ) |
| Nodular vascular structure with arteriovenous anastomoses in the hypodermis, particularly localized in the end arteries of the hands and feet. |
| Gsell-Erdheim syndrome |
| A historic term for idiopathic necrosis of the medial layer of the aorta with subsequent formation of cysts, without inflammatory changes, often leading to aortic rupture. |
| Heller-Döhle messoaortitis (Döhle-Heller syndrome) |
| Aortitis secondary to syphilis, sometimes complicated by aortic valve insufficiency, coronary stenosis, and aortic aneurysm. |
| Heller-Döhle syndrome (Döhle-Heller syndrome) |
| Aortitis secondary to syphilis, sometimes complicated by aortic valve insufficiency, coronary stenosis, and aortic aneurysm. |
| Hines and Brown test |
| Test designed to detect latent states of hypertension. |
| Hines-Brown test (Hines and Brown test) |
| Test designed to detect latent states of hypertension. |
| Hines’ test (Hines and Brown test) |
| Test designed to detect latent states of hypertension. |
| Homans' sign |
| An early sign in venous thrombosis of the deep veins of the calf. |
| Hoyer-Grosser organ (Masson's organ) |
| Nodular vascular structure with arteriovenous anastomoses in the hypodermis, particularly localized in the end arteries of the hands and feet. |
| Jaccoud's sign |
| Prominence of the aorta in the suprastenal notch, seen in aortic dilatation. |
| Klinger's syndrome (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Klinger-Wegener syndrome (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Klippel's disease |
| Weakness or pseudoparalysis due to generalized arthritic paralysis in elderly persons who have cerebral arteriosclerosis. |
| Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Klippel-Trenaunay-Parkes Weber syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Koltipin's syndrome |
| A complex of cardiovascular symptoms in patient with scarlet fever: |
| Korotkov's sign (Korotkov's test) |
| A test of collateral circulation. |
| Korotkov's sounds |
| Pulse-synchronous circulatory sounds heard through the stethoscope in auscultation of blood pressure using Riva-Rocci's sphygmomanometer. |
| Korotkov's test |
| A test of collateral circulation. |
| Kussmaul-Maier disease |
| A narcotising vascular disease involving the small and medium sized muscular arteries. |
| Kussmaul-Maier syndrome (Kussmaul-Maier disease) |
| A narcotising vascular disease involving the small and medium sized muscular arteries. |
| Liebow's disease |
| A system disease primarily affecting the lungs marked by angiocentric angiodestructive granulomatosis. |
| Liebow-Carrington disease |
| Symptoms and signs are those of Wegener’s syndrome, without renal complication.
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| Mahorner-Ochsner test (Ochsner-Mahorner test) |
| A modification of Perthes' test. |
| Maier’s disease (Kussmaul-Maier disease) |
| A narcotising vascular disease involving the small and medium sized muscular arteries. |
| Marfan's syndrome I |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan's variant (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan-Achard syndrome (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Marfan’s abiotrophy (Marfan's syndrome I) |
| A disorder of connective tissue affecting primarily the musculoskeletal system, the cardiovascular system and the eye. |
| Martorell's syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Martorell-Fabré syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Martorell’s syndrome II (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Masson's organ |
| Nodular vascular structure with arteriovenous anastomoses in the hypodermis, particularly localized in the end arteries of the hands and feet. |
| Mitchell's syndrome I |
| An idiopathic paroxysmal vasodilation of peripheral vasculature marked by sudden onset of burning pain in the hands and feet, diminution of temperature sense, and occasional glossalgia and feeding difficulty. |
| Mitchell’s disease (Mitchell's syndrome I) |
| An idiopathic paroxysmal vasodilation of peripheral vasculature marked by sudden onset of burning pain in the hands and feet, diminution of temperature sense, and occasional glossalgia and feeding difficulty. |
| Müller's sign (Friedrich von Müller) |
| Systolic pulsations of the uvula, accompanied by redness and swelling of the velum palati and tonsils in aortic insufficiency/aortic regurgitation.
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| Nicoladoni's phenomenon (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni's sign (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni's symptom (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni-Branham sign (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham bradycardia phenomenon (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham phenomenon (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham-Wigdorowitsch phenomenon (Nicoladoni-Israel-Branham sign) |
| A circulatory phenomenon observed in angioma racemosum of the extremities. |
| Nygaard-Brown syndrome (Trousseau's syndrome) |
| Historical, no longer commonly used term for venous thrombosis of the upper and lower extremities associated with visceral cancer. |
| Nygaard-Brown syndrome (George Elgie Brown) |
| A syndrome of arterial occlusion with reduced bleeding and coagulation time. |
| Ochsner-Mahorner test |
| A modification of Perthes' test. |
| Ollier-Klippel syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Ollier-Klippel-Trenaunay symptom complex (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Ollier-Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Osler's manoeuvre |
| In pseudohypertension, the blood pressure as measured by the sphygmomanometer is artificially high because of arterial wall calcification. Osler's manoeuvre can detect this condition. |
| Paget-Schrötter syndrome (Paget-von Schrötter disease) |
| Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein, sometimes also of the vena subclavica and vena brachialis. |
| Paget-von Schrötter disease |
| Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein, sometimes also of the vena subclavica and vena brachialis. |
| Parkes Weber's syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Pott's aneurysm |
| Arteriovenous aneurysm in which blood flows from an artery directly into a vein without going through a connecting sac. |
| Pott's gangrene |
| Eponym used to indicate the «mortification of toes and feet» due to arterial obstruction in the aged. |
| Pott’s syndrome II (Pott's gangrene) |
| Eponym used to indicate the «mortification of toes and feet» due to arterial obstruction in the aged. |
| Quincke's capillary pulse |
| A sign of aortic insufficiency. |
| Quincke’s pulse (Quincke's capillary pulse) |
| A sign of aortic insufficiency. |
| Rasmussen's aneurysm |
| Dilation of a branch of a pulmonary artery in a tuberculous cavity. |
| Raynaud's disease |
| A peripheral vascular disorder of unknown aetiology characterized by abnormal vasoconstriction of the extremities upon exposure to cold or emotional stress. |
| Raynaud's phenomenon |
| Episodes of constriction of small arteries or arterioles (or both) of extremities, with sequential changes in colour of the skin, pallor, cyanosis, usually following exposure to cold. |
| Raynaud’s syndrome (Raynaud's disease) |
| A peripheral vascular disorder of unknown aetiology characterized by abnormal vasoconstriction of the extremities upon exposure to cold or emotional stress. |
| Rokitansky's trias |
| Pulmonal stenosis. |
| Ræder-Harbitz syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Schrötter’s syndrome (Paget-von Schrötter disease) |
| Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein, sometimes also of the vena subclavica and vena brachialis. |
| Secondary Raynaud's disease or syndrome (Raynaud's phenomenon) |
| Episodes of constriction of small arteries or arterioles (or both) of extremities, with sequential changes in colour of the skin, pallor, cyanosis, usually following exposure to cold. |
| Singleton-Merten syndrome |
| An extremely rare disorder characterised by calcification of the aortic arch with enlargement of the heart and dental abnormalities. |
| Starling's equilibrium |
| Equilibrium in capillary dynamics. |
| Starling's forces |
| Forces that cause the interchange of fluids between the intravasal and interstitial space. |
| Starling's hypothesis. (Starling's sequence) |
| Because the capillary wall may be considered a semipermeable membrane, allowing salt solutions to pass freely through it, the hydrostatic pressure forcing these solutions into tissues is balanced by the osmotic pressure. |
| Starling's law of the capillaries |
| See Starling's forces and Starling's equilibrium.
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| Starling's sequence |
| Because the capillary wall may be considered a semipermeable membrane, allowing salt solutions to pass freely through it, the hydrostatic pressure forcing these solutions into tissues is balanced by the osmotic pressure. |
| Syndrome de Martorell et Fabre-Tersoll (French), (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Takayasu's arteritis |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Takayasu's disease (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Takayasu's syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Takayasu-Martorell-Fabré syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Takayasu-Onishi syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) |
| An inflammatory disease of the aorta that occludes one or more of the large branches of the aortic arch. |
| Trenauny’s syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Trousseau's phenomenon |
| Carpal spasms and paraesthesia produced by pressure upon nerves and vessels of the upper arm sufficient to stop the circulation. |
| Trousseau's phenomenon (Trousseau's syndrome) |
| Historical, no longer commonly used term for venous thrombosis of the upper and lower extremities associated with visceral cancer. |
| Trousseau's sign (Trousseau's phenomenon) |
| Carpal spasms and paraesthesia produced by pressure upon nerves and vessels of the upper arm sufficient to stop the circulation. |
| Trousseau's syndrome (Nygaard-Brown syndrome (George Elgie Brown)) |
| A syndrome of arterial occlusion with reduced bleeding and coagulation time. |
| Trousseau's syndrome |
| Historical, no longer commonly used term for venous thrombosis of the upper and lower extremities associated with visceral cancer. |
| Valsalva's sinuses |
| Three dilatations in wall of the aorta behind the flaps of the three aortic semilunar valves. |
| Virchow's triad |
| The functional triad concerned in the pathogenesis of thrombosis. |
| von Schrötter syndrome (Paget-von Schrötter disease) |
| Primary thrombosis of the axillary vein, sometimes also of the vena subclavica and vena brachialis. |
| Weber syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Weber's syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Weber-Klippel syndrome (Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome) |
| A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. |
| Wegener's disease (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Wegener's granulomatosis |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Wegener's syndrome (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Wegener-Churg-Klinger syndrome (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Wegener-Klinger syndrome (Wegener's granulomatosis) |
| An uncommon disorder characterized by necrotizing vasculitis, granulomatous lesions of the entire respiratory tract, and glomerulonephritis. |
| Wegener’s lymphomatoid variant (Liebow-Carrington disease) |
| Symptoms and signs are those of Wegener’s syndrome, without renal complication.
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| Weir Mitchell's disease (Mitchell's syndrome I) |
| An idiopathic paroxysmal vasodilation of peripheral vasculature marked by sudden onset of burning pain in the hands and feet, diminution of temperature sense, and occasional glossalgia and feeding difficulty. |
| Winiwarter-Buerger syndrome (Buerger's disease) |
| A chronic inflammatory disease of the peripheral vessels forming blood clots that results in reduced blood flow, possible ulceration, and gangrene. |
| Winiwarter-Manteuffel-Buerger syndrome (Buerger's disease) |
| A chronic inflammatory disease of the peripheral vessels forming blood clots that results in reduced blood flow, possible ulceration, and gangrene. |
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