Duroziez's sign

System: Heart & Circulation Signs · All heart & circulation signs

What it is — and how it is elicited

A to-and-fro (systolic and diastolic) murmur heard over the femoral artery when it is lightly compressed with the stethoscope.

What a positive finding suggests

Associated with significant aortic regurgitation.

◈ Behind the name

Paul Louis Duroziez (1826–1897), French physician.

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