Pericardial Knock (Constrictive Pericarditis)

Texas Heart Institute Heart Sounds Series by James M Wilson MD

Feb 15, 201100:01:42Science & Medicine

The early diastolic sound of pericardial constriction occurs slightly earlier than the average third heart sound. Its frequency is somewhat higher, allowing you to hear it throughout the precordium using the diaphragm an...

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