| Descriptor in English: | Heart Sounds |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Ruidos Cardíacos |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Ruídos Cardíacos |
| Descriptor in French: | Bruits du coeur |
| Entry term(s): |
Cardiac Sound Cardiac Sounds Heart Sound Sound, Cardiac Sound, Heart Sounds, Cardiac Sounds, Heart |
| Tree number(s): |
G09.330.380.510 |
| Scope note: | The sounds heard over the cardiac region produced by the functioning of the heart. There are four distinct sounds: the first occurs at the beginning of SYSTOLE and is heard as a "lubb" sound; the second is produced by the closing of the AORTIC VALVE and PULMONARY VALVE and is heard as a "dupp" sound; the third is produced by vibrations of the ventricular walls when suddenly distended by the rush of blood from the HEART ATRIA; and the fourth is produced by atrial contraction and ventricular filling. |
| Annotation: | note category: do not confuse with HEART MURMURS, a disease concept |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
| Online Note: | search HEART AUSCULTATION 1966-74 |
| History Note: | 91(75); was see under HEART AUSCULTATION 1963-90; was in Cat E 1963-90 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Heart Auscultation
MeSH Heart Murmurs MeSH Phonocardiography MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 29406 |
| Descriptor UI: | D006347 |
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Heart Sounds
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0009970 |
| Scope note | The sounds heard over the cardiac region produced by the functioning of the heart. There are four distinct sounds: the first occurs at the beginning of SYSTOLE and is heard as a "lubb" sound; the second is produced by the closing of the AORTIC VALVE and PULMONARY VALVE and is heard as a "dupp" sound; the third is produced by vibrations of the ventricular walls when suddenly distended by the rush of blood from the HEART ATRIA; and the fourth is produced by atrial contraction and ventricular filling. |
| Preferred term | Heart Sounds |
| Entry term(s) |
Cardiac Sound Cardiac Sounds Heart Sound Sound, Cardiac Sound, Heart Sounds, Cardiac Sounds, Heart |
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