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CORRIGAN, Sir Dominic John (1802 – 1880)

CORRIGAN, Sir Dominic John (1802 – 1880)

1802 – 1880

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1832 CE

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On permanent patency of the mouth of the aorta, or inadequacy of the aortic valves.

CORRIGAN, Sir Dominic John (1802 – 1880)
CORRIGAN, Sir Dominic John (1802 – 1880)

In his wonderfully clear account of aortic insufficiency, Corrigan described the “water-hammer pulse” now commonly known as “Corrigan’s pulse.” He recognized that the hypertrophy of the h…