Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm accounts for only 1% of congenital cardiac anomalies. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can cause aortic insufficiency, coronary artery flow compromise, cardiac arrhythmia, or aneurysm rupture. A 44year-old male presented with a 3-month history of palpitation and exertional dyspnea. Cardiac auscultation revealed a grade III/VI ‘‘to and fro’’ murmur along the left sternal bor...

Though lung sounds auscultation is important for the diagnosis and monitoring of lung diseases, the spectral characteristics of lung sounds have not been fully understood. This study compared the spectral characteristics of lung sounds between the right and left lungs and between healthy male and female subjects using a dual-channel auscultation system. Forty-two subjects aged 18-22 years witho...

Höglund, K. 2007. Systolic ejection murmurs and the left ventricular outflow tract in boxer dogs. Physiology and clinical evaluation. Doctoral dissertation. ISSN: 1652-6880, ISBN: 978-91-576-7323-7 Turbulence of various genesis in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) causes systolic ejection murmurs. The prevalence of murmurs in adult boxer dogs is 50-80%, the majority of which are of low ...

A bruit is an audible vascular sound associated with turbulent blood flow. Although usually heard with the stethoscope, such sounds may occasionally also be palpated as a thrill . In the head and neck, these auscultatory sounds may originate in the heart (cardiac valvular murmurs radiating to the neck), the cervical arteries (carotid artery bruits), the cervical veins (cervical venous hum), or ...

BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major public health concern in developing countries, and routine screening has the potential to improve outcomes. Standard portable echocardiography (STAND) is far more sensitive than auscultation for the detection of RHD but remains cost-prohibitive in resource-limited settings. Handheld echocardiography (HAND) is a lower-cost alternative. The...

E326 CMAJ, July 14, 2015, 187(10) ©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors A 92-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. Her medical history included a percutaneous coronary intervention and subsequent diagnosis of ischemic cardiomyopathy 15 years earlier. While in hospital, epigastric and retrosternal pain associated with nausea developed in the patient. On physical examinatio...

INTRODUCTION Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The reported prevalence rates of RHD are highly variable and mainly attributable to differences in the sensitivity of either clinical screening to detect advanced heart disease or echocardiographic evaluation where disease is diagnosed earlier across a continuous spectrum. ...