An S4 heart sound cannot be present during atrial fibrillation (atrial kick is required). An S3 heart sound cannot be present in the setting of severe mitral stenosis. An S3 heart sound can be ...

The S4 sound is one the heart makes that usually indicates an underlying heart condition. Treatments commonly involve lifestyle changes, medication, or surgery.

University of Cambridge researchers have developed an instrument for detecting certain types of heart disease. The post New device could replace stethoscopes for heart disease screenings appeared ...

Researchers report that even using the most objective, accurate measure of diastolic heart sounds, the absence of third and fourth heart sounds did not rule out heart dysfunction, but the ...

His physical examination reveals normal lung sounds; a regular, bradycardic rhythm with varying intensities of the S1 heart sound; and intermittent large intermittent cannon A waves in the jugular ...

Physicians with more experience are better able to detect a third heart sound that is an indicator of heart disease, according to a study on stethoscope accuracy in cardiac patients at UCSF Medical ...

Researchers have developed a handheld device that could potentially replace stethoscopes as a tool for detecting certain types of heart disease.

Heart murmurs occurring in nearly one in four adults, but recordings of stethoscope sounds have limited sensitivity in identifying clinically significant valvular disease, a new study finds.