The Sounds of the Diseased Heart

The Sounds of the Diseased Heart presents the comprehensive study on auscultation and phonocardiography. It discusses the description of the sounds of the normal heart. It addresses the dynamic interpretation of cardiovascular murmurs. Some of the topics covered in the book are the abnormal first heart sound; hypertrophy or dilatation of the left ventricular wall; dilatation of the pulmonary artery; moderate pulmonary stenosis; atrial septal defect; changes in the duration of ejection; ventricular type of triple rhythm; and differential diagnosis between the pulmonary component, the opening snap, and the third sound. The general interpretation of triple and quadruple rhythms is fully covered. The dynamic correlations of cardiovascular murmurs are discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the semilunar valve stenosis. The mitral valve and tricuspid valve defects are presented completely. A chapter is devoted to the esophageal phonocardiography. The book can provide useful information to cardiologists, doctors, students, and researchers.

ContentsPageIntroduction Part I - Systematic PhonocardiographyChapter 1 - The Abnormal First Sound Chapter 2 - The Abnormal Second Sound Chapter 3 - Abnormal Third and Fourth Sounds and The "Gallop Rhythms"Chapter 4 - Systolic and Diastolic Clicks Chapter 5 - Friction RubsChapter 6 - A Dynamic Interpretation of Cardiovascular Murmurs Part II - Clinical PhonocardiographyChapter 7 - Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Valve Defects Chapter 8 - Aortic Valve and Pulmonary Valve Defects Chapter 9 - Left-To-Right Shunts, Coarctation of the Aorta Chapter 10 - Complex Malformations Chapter 11 - Disturbances of the Heart Rate and Rhythm Chapter 12 - Myocardial Diseases Chapter 13 - Coronary Heart Disease Chapter 14 - Pericardial Heart Disease Chapter 15 - Hypertensive Heart Disease Chapter 16 - Pulmonary Heart Disease Chapter 17 - Aortic and Pulmonary Artery Diseases Chapter 18 - Syphilitic Cardiovascular DiseaseChapter 19 - Bacterial Endocarditis Chapter 20 - The Continuous Murmur Chapter 21 - Vascular Murmurs, Thoracic andExtrathoracic Chapter 22 - Heart Failure Part III - Borderline ConditionsChapter 23 - Deformity of the Chest Chapter 24 - The Senile Heart Chapter 25 - The Heart In PregnancyChapter 26 - Functional and Innocent Systolic Murmurs Chapter 27 - Functional Diastolic MurmursChapter 28 - Unusual Sound Phenomena (Honk,Whoop, Crunch) Chapter 29 - Sounds Caused By Artificial Valves and By Pacemakers Index