Scipione Riva-Rocci
Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937) was an Italian physician and paediatrician.
In 1896, Riva-Rocci introduced the upper arm cuff to measure systolic blood pressure. In 1905, Nicolai Sergeivich Korotkoff added the auscultatory technique, allowing measurement of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Biography
- Born Almese
- Died Rapallo
Medical Eponyms
- Riva-Rocci Sphygmomanometer
Major Publications
- Riva-Rocci S. Un sfigmomanometro nuovo. Gazetta Medica di Torino. 1896;47:981-986
References
- Hill L, Barnard H. A simple and accurate form of sphygmometer or arterial pressure gauge contrived for clinical use. Br Med J. October 2, 1897:904.
- Verrij E, van Montfrans G, Bos WJ. Reintroduction of Riva-Rocci measurements to determine systolic blood pressure? Neth J Med. 2008 Dec;66(11):480-2. [PMID 19075314]
- van Gijn J, Gijselhart JP. [Riva-Rocci and blood pressure]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(3):A5536. [PMID 23328024]
- Riva-Rocci sphygmomanometer. Wood Library Museum
eponym
the person behind the name
