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S and S: Presenter: Guidance and Moderation
S and S: Presenter: Guidance and Moderation
Reverberations of the
• The more rapid these forces, the louder the sound and the higher
the frequency.
• The term gallop does not necessarily imply a rapid heart rate
used to signify an abnormal S3 or S4 heart sound at normal or even
slow heart rates.
Mechanism of third heart sound
• Valvular
• Ventricular
• Starts fractionally later than physiologic systole and ends significantly later
Physiology of S3
Mechanism of production of S3
• The S3 occurs as active ventricular relaxation ends and passive distension begins.
Abnormalities of LV relaxation,
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Affect the velocity of diastolic filling and ventricular compliance
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Affect the occurrence, timing, and intensity of s 3
• The intensity of S3 is increased when early diastolic filling is rapid due to elevated
left atrial pressure and/ or blood volume, or when left ventricular distensibility in
early diastole in increased.
• Thus S3 correlates with an increased amplitude and velocity of the rapid filling
The Third Heart Sound: S3
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LA
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S1 S2 S3
Characteristics of S3
• Two types ..
1. physiological
2. pathological
Physiological
• In mid diastole 120 -200 ms after the A2
• Normal in children and young adults
• Rare after 40 yr in males and 50 yr in females.
• Coincides with the rapid filling wave of apex cardiogram and y descent
of the atrial pressure tracing.
• Best heard with the bell of stethescope in left lateral position.
• Usually not palpable
• May disappear on sitting or standing posture
Causes of third heart sound
Category Causes
Physiological Children/Young adults/Pregnancy
Pathological 1.Ventricular failure ( RV or LV )
2.Non heart failure causes
Hyperkinetic circulatory states
Anemia
Thyrotoxicosis
beri-beri
Volume overload
3.Av valve regurgitation: MR/TR
4.Semilunar valve regurgitation : AR/PR
5.Systemic AV fistulae
6.Left to right shunts : ASD/VSD/PDA
b. Dilated cardiomyopathy
c. Systemic hypertension
d. Pulmonary hypertension
HAEMODYNAMIC
LVEDP >25 mm hg
Symptoms Dyspnoea/PND/orthonea
• If the S3 is related to a new clinical event (e.g., acc .HTN, acute MI), the S3
may be transient and will disappear when LV function improves.
• The S3 may be very loud and is often associated with other signs of LV
decompensation, such as pulsus alternans, a sustained LV apical impulse,
narrow pulse pressure, or signs of overt congestive heart failure.
S3 in Left Ventricular Dysfunction
• In general, a persistent and loud S3 heralds a poor prognosis
• Hemodynamics in LV dysfunction:
• The cardiac index and ejection fraction are substantially decreased. Left atrial,
pulmonary artery diastolic, and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures are
elevated.
• Left ventricular early diastolic pressure is elevated; the late or end-diastolic
ventricular pressure (A-wave) may or may not increase further with atrial
contraction.
S2 –OS VS S2-S3
S2 –OS VS S2-S3
PHYSIOLOGY OF S4
• The S4 is a low frequency sound following left atrial systole.
• Although the S4 is also known as the atrial sound, the S4 is ventricular in origin.
• Rather, audible vibrations of the S4 result from sudden tensing of the LV mass,
the mitral valve apparatus, and the blood within the ventricle.
• Coupling of the LV with the chest wall is an important but poorly understood
factor in S4 audibility.
PHYSIOLOGY OF S4
• The hemodynamic correlates of the abnormal S4 include:
1. An LV chamber that often is hypertrophied but with little or no increase in
LV diameter
• In complete heart block, random atrial sounds can be heard; these may be
quite prominent whenever the atrium contracts against closed AV valve
• In this condition, the atrial sounds are not generated from the LV walls but
probably reflect tensing of the atrium and mitral valve apparatus.
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
• A prominent S4, is commonly found in CAD, HTN, AS, and HOCM .
a. Hyperkinetic states :
• Anemia ,
• Thyrotoxicosis
• AV fistula
• Acute valvular regurgitation
• Aortic Stenosis.
• An audible S4 in patients with valvular AS may be a valuable sign
indicating a significant left ventricular-aortic gradient.
• Concentric LV hypertrophy and a stiff ventricle provide the necessary sub
strate for S4.
• The finding of an S4 in patients over 50, is less specific in predicting severe
AS, as CAD or hypertension frequently may cause an S4 in this age group.
• A palpable or extremely loud atrial sound in AS usually indicates severe
aortic valve obstruction in any age group .
Causes of S4
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy : Audible and palpable atrial sounds are almost
always present in this condition and it is characteristic of both obstructive
and nonobstructive varieties of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
• With long PR intervals an S4 is more readily heard and Sl is soft; this may
mimic a split Sl if both sounds are of equal intensity.
Summation Gallop and Quadruple Rhythm
• Whenever the PR interval is long and/ or the heart rate is rapid, atrial
contraction will "move into" the rapid filling phase of diastole.
• Since diastole shortens more than systole when heart rate increases,
passive ventricular filling is superimposed on the augmented flow across
the mitral valve due to LA systole.
• This combination may cause a very loud summation gallop (S3 plus S4).
• The summation gallop often has some duration and can mimic a mid-
diastolic rumble .
Summation Gallop and Quadruple Rhythm
• When the heart rate slows as a result of therapy or carotid sinus pressure,
the individual S3 and S4 sounds may each be less prominent or even
inaudible.
• When both an S3 and S4 are clearly audible, the term quadruple rhythm is
used.
• They occur at the lower range of human audibility at a frequency range below
which most people are accustomed to hearing cardiac sound.
• Having the patient assume the upright posture is often helpful; both an S3
and an S4 typically attenuate or disappear.
• Carotid sinus pressure may be effective in slowing the heart rate when
there is difficulty in timing the gallop rhythm.
• Handgrip exercise may increase the intensity of both the S3 and S4.
• As stethoscope pressure is increased to filter out low frequency vibrations, the S3 and
S4 will attenuate .
• A loud S3 or S4 usually has medium to high frequency components and may sound
more high-pitched than usual.
• A particularly loud S3 or S4 will remain audible even when firm stethoscope pressure is
applied.
• When very prominent, these sounds may also be heard at sites away from the cardiac
apex.
Location
• The left ventricular S3 and S4 are maximal at the apex
• Loud gallops may be audible medial to the apex or even at the lower left sternal
border but are typically softer at these locations than at the apex.
• On occasion, gallop sounds, particularly the S4, can be heard in the right
supraclavicular area; this location may be helpful in patients with lung disease
or obesity.
2) Inspiratory augmentation
1. split S 1
2. S4-S1 complex, and
3. S 1-early click complex
Differential Diagnosis of S4.
S4-Sl Complex :
• The S4 is the first of the two sounds
• The S4, but not the S1, will attenuate or disappear with firm pressure on the stethoscope bell
• Maneuvers that increase the intensity of S4 also tend to separate S4 from S 1, further
enhancing audibility.
• It is usually a duller sound than S 1, but when the S4 is loud it may become medium-high
pitched.
Split S1
•Splitting of Sl is audible at the apex, but the two components of S1 usually
are more discrete at the lower left sternal border.
•The intensity of a split S1 does not vary when the subject sits or stands,
whereas an S4 softens with the upright position.
SPLIT S1 VS S4
Split S1 S4
Best heard at apex and left sternal border Best heard at apex alone
• The pulmonic click is loudest at the upper sternal edge and is not
audible at the apex
•This motion often is quite subtle; commonly, it feels as if there is a shelf or notch
on the upstroke of the apex impulse called "atrial hump."
•The finding of a palpable s4 indicates that the associated atrial sound is definitely
abnormal
Pericardial knock
• Early diastolic rapid filling sound in constrictive pericarditis
• It follows A2 by 100 to 120 ms
• Best heard along the left sternal border with the bell of the
stethescope .
• Higher frequency than the S3
• Associated with elevated JVP with rapid y descent ,kussusmauls sign
and congestive hepatomegaly.
Tumour plop
• Occurs earlier than S 3 and later than OS .
AV PV
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RV S3
LV S3