Korotkova Method

The Korotkoff method is a simple and accessible way to determine a person’s blood pressure. It is used by therapists and doctors of other specialties to monitor the effectiveness of treatment for hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The method was invented by one of the first Russian therapists N. S. Korotkov in 1905, and then improved it in 1935. It is considered the most accurate for measuring blood pressure because it is based on listening to tones that reproduce the sounds of the heartbeat in different arteries. Its advantage is that