"Heart Sounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sounds heard over the cardiac region produced by the functioning of the heart. There are four distinct sounds: the first occurs at the beginning of SYSTOLE and is heard as a "lubb" sound; the second is produced by the closing of the AORTIC VALVE and PULMONARY VALVE and is heard as a "dupp" sound; the third is produced by vibrations of the ventricular walls when suddenly distended by the rush of blood from the HEART ATRIA; and the fourth is produced by atrial contraction and ventricular filling.
| Descriptor ID |
D006347
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.330.380.510
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| Concept/Terms |
Heart Sounds- Heart Sounds
- Heart Sound
- Sound, Heart
- Sounds, Heart
- Cardiac Sounds
- Cardiac Sound
- Sound, Cardiac
- Sounds, Cardiac
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heart Sounds" by people in Profiles.
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Behere S, Baffa JM, Penfil S, Slamon N. Real-World Evaluation of the Eko Electronic Teleauscultation System. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jan; 40(1):154-160.
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Cramm KJ, Cattaneo RA, Schremmer RD. An infant with tachypnea. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Nov; 22(11):728-31.
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Rame JE, Dries DL, Drazner MH. The prognostic value of the physical examination in patients with chronic heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2003 May-Jun; 9(3):170-5, 178.
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Drazner MH, Rame JE, Dries DL. Third heart sound and elevated jugular venous pressure as markers of the subsequent development of heart failure in patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. Am J Med. 2003 Apr 15; 114(6):431-7.
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Drazner MH, Rame JE, Stevenson LW, Dries DL. Prognostic importance of elevated jugular venous pressure and a third heart sound in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 23; 345(8):574-81.
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Ishimitsu T, Smith D, Berko B, Craige E. Origin of the third heart sound: comparison of ventricular wall dynamics in hyperdynamic and hypodynamic types. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1985 Feb; 5(2 Pt 1):268-72.
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Victor MF, Mintz GS, Kotler MN, Parry WR, Wilson AR. Dissecting aortic aneurysm associated with a midsystolic click. Arch Intern Med. 1981 Feb; 141(2):255-7.
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Mintz GS, Kotler MN, Parry WR. Wide splitting of the first heart sound secondary to tricuspid valve endocarditis. A phonocardiographic-echocardiographic study. Am J Med. 1979 Mar; 66(3):523-7.