Rumpfa Symptom

The Rumpf symptom is named after the German physician Ludwig Rumpf (1851-1925). This symptom is characterized by a feeling of discomfort or pain in the heart area, which intensifies with pressure in the intercostal space to the left of the sternum.

Rumpf's symptom often occurs in coronary heart disease, when the coronary arteries are narrowed and the blood supply to the myocardium is impaired. When pressing on the chest in the area of ​​the heart, pain occurs, as the ischemic myocardium reacts to the additional load.

This symptom can also be observed in other diseases accompanied by pain in the heart area, for example, pericarditis, myocarditis, and damage to the ascending aorta.

Thus, Rumpf's symptom is nonspecific and requires differential diagnosis with other causes of cardialgia. However, its presence always indicates heart pathology and requires examination to clarify the diagnosis.