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Handgrip maneuver

Performed by clenching one's fist forcefully for a sustained time until fatigued

Performed by clenching one's fist forcefully for a sustained time until fatigued

The handgrip maneuver is performed by clenching one's fist forcefully for a sustained time until fatigued. Variations include squeezing an item such as a rolled up washcloth.

Physiological response

The handgrip maneuver increases afterload by squeezing the arterioles and increasing total peripheral resistance.

Cardiology

Since increasing afterload will prevent blood from flowing in a normal forward path, it will increase any murmurs that are due to backwards flowing blood. This includes aortic regurgitation (AR), mitral regurgitation (MR), and a ventricular septal defect (VSD).{{cite web | url= https://www.lecturio.com/concepts/aortic-regurgitation/ | title= Aortic Regurgitation | access-date= 29 June 2021}}

Mitral valve prolapse: The click and the murmur of mitral valve prolapse are delayed because left atrial volume also increases due to mitral regurgitation along with increased left ventricular volume.

Murmurs that are due to forward flowing of blood such as aortic stenosis, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy decrease in intensity.

The effect of reducing the intensity in forward flowing murmurs is much more evident in aortic stenosis rather than mitral stenosis. The reason for this is that there is a larger pressure gradient across the aortic valve. A complementary maneuver for differentiating disorders is the Valsalva maneuver, which decreases preload.

Handgripping maneuverCardiac Finding
Increased murmur intensity Aortic regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation
Ventricular septal defect
Decreased murmur intensityAortic stenosis
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

References

References

  1. Thomas, Seth L.. (2023). "Physiology, Cardiovascular Murmurs". StatPearls Publishing.
  2. (2010). "Arterial pulsatile hemodynamic load induced by isometric exercise strongly predicts left ventricular mass in hypertension". American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
  3. (1972). "Response of heart murmur intensity to isometric (handgrip) exercise". Heart.
  4. Tanser, Paul H. (reviewed Mar 2007). [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/sec07/ch076/ch076d.html "Mitral Valve Prolapse"], ''[http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.html The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library]'', Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  5. (2018-06-28). "Aortic Stenosis - Cardiovascular Disorders - Merck Manuals Professional Edition".
  6. Taylor, D. (1996). "The Valsalva Manoeuvre: A critical review". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal.
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