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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

Lighthouse sign refers to blanching and flushing of the forehead that occurs with each heart beat and is present in patients with aortic insufficiency.