Dr. N. C. Korotkoff
Authors: HAROLD N. SEGALL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Medical History1 July 1965Dr. N. C. KorotkoffDiscoverer of the Auscultatory Method for Measuring Arterial PressureHAROLD N. SEGALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.HAROLD N. SEGALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-1-147 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhile working on a project from which he would derive his thesis for the doctorate in medical science, Korotkoff discovered the auscultatory method for measuring systolic and diastolic arterial pressure levels. A few students of clinical methods and of arterial pressure have manifested an interest in the history of this discovery. W. H. Lewis, Jr. (1) in his article on the evolution of clinical sphygmomanometry quoted the entire communication that Korotkoff (2) presented at a meeting of the Imperial Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg, December, 1905. In 271 words he described the sounds, expressed the opinion that they are...References1. LEWIS WH: The evolution of clinical sphygmomanometry. Bull. N. Y. Acad. Med. 17: 871, 1941. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. KOROTKOFF NC: On methods of studying blood pressure. Izv. Voenno-Med. Akad. 11: 365, 1905. Google Scholar3. PICKERING GW: High Blood Pressure. J. & A. Churchill Ltd., London, 1955, p. 13. Google Scholar4. GARRISON FH: An Introduction to the History of Medicine, 4th edition. W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1929. Google Scholar5. WILLIUSKEYS FATE: Cardiac Classics. C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1941. Google Scholar6. SEGALL HN: A note on the measurement of diastolic and systolic blood pressure by the palpation of arterial vibrations (sounds) over the brachial artery. Canad. Med. Ass. J. 42: 311, 1940. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. BURCHDE PASQUALE GENP: Primer of Clinical Measurement of Blood Pressure. The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, 1962, p. 36. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HAROLD N. SEGALL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Montreal, Quebec,From the Departments of Medicine of the Montreal General Hospital, the Jewish General Hospital, and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Harold N. Segall, M.D., 5845 Cote des Neiges Rd., Suite 390, Montreal 26, Quebec, Canada. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNikolai S. Korotkov: A story of an unknown surgeon with an immortal nameThe fourth sound of Korotkoff in pregnancy: a myth90th Anniversary of the Development by Nikolai S. Korotkoff of the Auscultatory Method of Measuring Blood PressureIn search of Korotkoff.A Short History of Blood Pressure MeasurementHow Korotkoff, the Surgeon, Discovered the Auscultatory Method of Measuring Arterial PressureHAROLD N. SEGALL, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 July 1965Volume 63, Issue 1Page: 147-149KeywordsArmed forcesAuscultationBlood pressureHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...