Third heart sound: genesis and clinical importance.
Auscultation of third heart sound has been performed for more than a century, an interest that not only persists today, but also has experienced renewed emphasis. Sophisticated study of the third heart sound by current investigative techniques has underscored the value of clinical detection with the time-honored stethoscope. This review re-examines the mechanisms of genesis of third heart sound in regard to the hemodynamic and echocardiographic aspects, and its clinical importance.
Division of Cardiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, 3006 Webster Street, Omaha, NE 68131, USA.
Nirav J
NJ
Mehta
Ijaz A
IA
Khan
D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006347:Heart Sounds / Q000502:physiology*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans