title: A universal celebration: 100 years of Korotkoff sounds, 1905 - 2005.
abstract: The measurement of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by auscultation was first described 100 years ago, when a young Russian army doctor, Nicolai Sergeevich Korotkoff, addressed a meeting at the Medical Academy of St. Petersburg on 8th November 1905. During the last hundred years, Korotkoff's contribution has proved to be one of the most useful methods in the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and prevention of life threatening cardiovascular ailments and the centenary of his discovery should be celebrated universally.
authors.forename: Nasim H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Naqvi
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000266:history*; D004850:Eponyms; D006347:Heart Sounds; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia