Schapiro sign

Scha·pi·ro sign

(shă-pī'rō), in myocardial weakness, no slowing of the pulse occurs when the patient lies down.

Schapiro sign

An obsolete term that eponymously dignified the lack of a normal slowing of the heart rate upon assuming a recumbent position.

Scha·pi·ro sign

(shă-pī'rō sīn) In myocardial weakness, no slowing of the pulse occurs when the patient lies down.

Schapiro,

Heinrich, Russian physician, 1852-1901. Schapiro sign - in myocardial weakness, no slowing of the pulse occurs when the patient lies down.