Korotkov sounds
Korotkov sounds
Cardiology Low frequency vibrations–< 200 mHz arising in vascular walls and heard distal to cuff compression of a peripheral artery; KSs are subdivided into an initial transient murmur–opening tap and compression murmur–rumble. Cf Doppler ultrasonography.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.