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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Traube's sign refers to systolic and diastolic murmurs heard over the femoral artery when it is gradually compressed. Traube's sign is classically described as pistol shots and is present in patients with aortic insufficiency.