Levine sign - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Levine sign
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Synonyms
Clenched fist to chest
Causes
Myocardial infarction
Description
"a clenched fist held over the chest to describe ischemic chest pain As the referred pain associated with ischemia radiates to the area of the left proximal forelimb
the right
unaffected arm is used to produce the gesture"
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006