Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning ... Cardiac examination revealed normal heart sounds. There was no jugular venous distention. The remainder of the examination was ...

Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each heartbeat. When the heart valves close, they make a distinct lubb-dupp sound. Healthcare providers listen to the heart's ...

Normal heart sounds—S1 and S2—are generated when ... or enlarged ventricle (one of the heart's lower chambers). Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common causes of heart failure ...

1 Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London 2 British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and ...

This paper defends the thesis that the heart can also develop sports injuries at the ventricular level ... may lead to a proarrhythmic state resembling right (or less often) left ventricular ...