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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

Sherman's sign refers to prominent pulsations of the dorsalis pedis artery in patients aged over 75 years and is present in patients with aortic insufficiency.