Müller's sign

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

What it is — and how it is elicited

Visible pulsation of the uvula (the small structure at the back of the throat) in time with the heartbeat.

What a positive finding suggests

Associated with aortic regurgitation.

◈ Behind the name

Friedrich von Müller (1858–1941), German physician.

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