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fourth heart sound [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The heart sound which occurs at the time of atrial systole, immediately before the first sound. It is low-pitched and seldom heard in health, but becomes pronounced if the atria contract more forcefully, or if the related ventricle is hypertrophied.

OBS

fourth heart sound: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

OBS

S4: S4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Vibration de basse fréquence précédant parfois le premier bruit, enregistrable au phonocardiogramme et correspondant à la systole auriculaire. Il est parfois audible : c'est le bruit de galop présystolique ou auriculaire qui survient en cas de gêne au remplissage des ventricules et de certains troubles du rythme.

OBS

quatrième bruit : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

OBS

B4 : B4

Spanish

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