José Manuel Rivero Carvallo
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José Manuel Rivero Carvallo (1 April 1905, Tehuacán
- 15 February 1993) was a Mexican
cardiologist remembered for describing Carvallo's sign
.
, in 1905. He studied initially in Puebla
, then continued his studies in Paris
with a scholarship granted by the French government, gaining his doctorate in 1932. He returned to Mexico in 1934 to practice cardiology. In 1944 he was a founding member of the National Institute of Cardiology of Mexico under Ignacio Chávez Sánchez
. He described the sign for which he is remembered in 1946.
Tehuacán
Tehuacán is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuacán, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. The 2010 census reported a population of 248,716 in the city and 274,906 in its surrounding municipality of the same name, of which it serves...
- 15 February 1993) was a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
cardiologist remembered for describing Carvallo's sign
Carvallo's sign
Carvallo's sign is a clinical sign found in patients with tricuspid regurgitation. The pansystolic murmur found in this condition becomes louder during inspiration; this sign enables it to be distinguished from mitral regurgitation.- Pathophysiology :...
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Biography
José Carvallo was born in Tehuacán, in the Mexican state of PueblaPuebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, in 1905. He studied initially in Puebla
Autonomous University of Puebla
The Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla is the oldest and largest university in Puebla, Mexico...
, then continued his studies in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with a scholarship granted by the French government, gaining his doctorate in 1932. He returned to Mexico in 1934 to practice cardiology. In 1944 he was a founding member of the National Institute of Cardiology of Mexico under Ignacio Chávez Sánchez
Ignacio Chávez Sánchez
Dr. Ignacio Chávez Sánchez was a prominent Mexican physician.-Education and professional career:...
. He described the sign for which he is remembered in 1946.