The standard listening posts (aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid and mitral) apply to both heart sounds and murmurs. For example, the S1 heart sound — consisting of mitral and tricuspid valve closure ...

The limited increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume due to acute aortic regurgitation leads to a greatly increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and increased pulmonary artery ...

The aortic second sound was louder than the pulmonic second sound. The blood pressure was 170/95. The electrocardiogram remained unchanged. On fluoroscopy slight left ventricular enlargement was ...

Valves are tested for (1) Overall performance and energetics (2) turbulence generated (3) sinus hemodynamics (aortic and pulmonic) and (4) ventricular, atrial, pulmonic and aortic flows. In the ...

The fellow will become skilled in the important diagnostic procedures including ultrasound, computed tomography, roentgenography, radionuclide imaging, and angiography, and will learn to interpret all ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...

Varanasi: An 18-year-old boy with a complex congenital cardiac abnormality was operated on successfully in the ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

Having any sleep disorder was independently linked to a higher likelihood for developing aortic stenosis, although dyslipidemia appeared to be an important mediator of the risk Data from the ...