Named the Valsalva maneuver, after the 17th century Italian anatomist who described it, the trick is the same used by air travelers and skin divers to clear their ears on descent. It also has much ...

2. Use the Valsalva maneuver. You've probably used the Valsalva maneuver in the past, even if you don't know it by name. This ...

Recently, we encountered 5 patients with angina pectoris who discovered that they were able to terminate . . . From the Cardiology Service, New England Medical Center Hospitals, and the ...

This technique, called the Valsalva maneuver, is also used to unclog the ears. Sipping very cold water is a popular remedy to help stimulate the vagus nerve and interrupt the reflex arc ...

This suggests that some of our power may come from something called the Valsalva maneuver, in which you put pressure on your lungs but close your throat. (Think about the act of pushing during a ...

This technique, called the Valsalva maneuver, is also used to unclog the ears. Sipping very cold water is a popular remedy to help stimulate the vagus nerve and interrupt the reflex arc ...

fluctuating mass was seen in the left sternoclavicular fold (Figure 1), which promptly disappeared on compression and enlarged considerably on Valsalva maneuver. Duplex ultrasonography revealed ...

Under local anesthesia, a Valsalva maneuver is performed. Fifty ml. of 50 per cent sodium diatrizoate (Hypaque) or methylglucamine diatrizoate (Cardiografin, Gastrografin, Renografin) is then ...