S3 Heart Sound

Aka: S3 Heart Sound, S3 Gallop, S3 Gallup Rhythm, Third Heart Sound

II. Pathophysiology

  1. S3 sound represents rapid passive ventricular filling
    1. Occurs as ventricles start to expand during early diastole
  2. Outside of normal causes (see below), typically represents ventricular overfilling
    1. Associated with a dilated ventricle and Systolic Dysfunction

III. Signs

  1. S1, S2, S3 sound like "Ken-tuck-y" (lub-dub-dub)

IV. Technique

  1. Best heard in left lateral decubitus position

V. Causes

  1. Normal
    1. Age under 40 years
    2. Third Trimester of pregnancy
  2. Left or Right Ventricle Volume Overload
    1. Mitral Regurgitation
    2. Tricuspid Regurgitation
    3. Congestive Heart Failure

VI. Resources

  1. University of Michigan Heart Sound and Murmur Library
    1. http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/psb/heartsounds/

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Related Studies

Ontology: S3 - Third heart sound (C0232237)

Concepts Finding (T033)
SnomedCT 1285004, 277455002
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Dutch derde harttoon
French Troisième bruit du coeur
German dritter Herzton
Italian Terzo tono cardiaco
Portuguese Terceiro som cardíaco
Spanish Tercer ruido cardiaco, tercer sonido cardíaco, tercer ruido cardíaco, R3 (función), tercer ruido cardíaco, R<sub>3</sub>, tercer ruido cardíaco, R<sub>3</sub> (función), tercer ruido cardíaco, R3, tercer ruido cardíaco, R<sub>3</sub> (entidad observable), tercer ruido cardíaco, R3 (entidad observable), tercer ruido cardíaco, R>3< (entidad observable), tercer ruido cardíaco, R>3< (función), tercer ruido cardíaco, R>3<, tercer sonido cardíaco (hallazgo), tercer ruido cardíaco (hallazgo), tercer ruido cardíaco
Japanese 第３音, ﾀﾞｲ3ｵﾝ
Czech Třetí srdeční ozva
Hungarian Harmadik szívhang
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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