Which of the following complications is indicated by a third heart sound (s3)?

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Which of the following complications is indicated by a third heart sound (s3)?

A triple rhythm in diastole is called a gallop and results from the presence of a S3, S4 or both.

Description:
Both sounds are low frequency and thus best heard with the bell of the stethoscope.

Location:
If originating from LV

  • Usually best heard over apex with patient in the left lateral position
  • Softer during inspiration

If originating from RV

  • Usually best heard over left lower sternal border
  • Louder during inspiration

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Third Heart Sound S3

Description:
Low frequency sound in early diastole, 120 to 180 ms after S2

Sounds like:
Lub du bub S1S3S2 cadence similar to "Kentucky"

Clinical Significance:
Results from increased atrial pressure leading to increased flow rates, as seen in congestive heart failure, which is the most common cause of a S3. Associated dilated cardiomyopathy with dilated ventricles also contribute to the sound. See Accuracy in Diagnosis of CHF .

Less commonly, valvular regurgitation and left to right shunts may also result in a S3 due to increased flow.

May be normal physiological finding in patients less than age 40.

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Fourth Heart Sound S4

Description:
Low frequency sound in presystolic portion of diastole,

Sounds like:
Belub dup S1S4S2 cadence similar to "Tennessee"


Clinical significance:
Seen in patients with stiffened left ventricles, resulting from conditions such as hypertension, aortic stenosis, ischemic or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

In patient with mitral regurgitation, suggestive of acute onset of regurgitation due to the rupture of the chorda tendinae that anchor the Valvular leaflets.

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Third heart sound
Other namesVentricular gallop, protodiastolic gallop
Which of the following complications is indicated by a third heart sound (s3)?
Diagram of the heart.
SpecialtyCardiology

The third heart sound or S3 is a rare extra heart sound that occurs soon after the normal two "lub-dub" heart sounds (S1 and S2). S3 is associated with heart failure.

Physiology[edit]

It occurs at the beginning of the middle third of diastole, approximately 0.12 to 0.18 seconds after S2.[1] This produces a rhythm classically compared to the cadence of the word "Kentucky" with the final syllable ("-CKY[2]")[3] representing S3. One may also use the phrase "Slosh’-ing-IN" to help with the cadence (Slosh S1, -ing S2, -in S3), as well as the pathology of the S3 sound,[4] or any other number of local variants.

S3 may be normal in people under 40 years of age and some trained athletes but should disappear before middle age. Re-emergence of this sound late in life is abnormal[5] and may indicate serious problems like heart failure. The sound of S3 is lower in pitch than the normal sounds, usually faint, and best heard with the bell of the stethoscope.[citation needed]

It has also been termed a ventricular gallop or a protodiastolic gallop because of its place in early diastole. It is a type of gallop rhythm by virtue of having an extra sound; the other gallop rhythm is called S4. The two are quite different, but they may sometimes occur together forming a quadruple gallop. If the heart rate is also very fast (tachycardia), it can become difficult to distinguish between S3 and S4 thus producing a single sound called a summation gallop. S3 is a dull, low-pitched sound best heard with the bell placed over the cardiac apex with the patient lying in the left lateral decubitus position. This heart sound when present in a child or young adult implies the presence of a supple ventricle that can undergo rapid filling. Conversely, when heard in a middle-aged or older adult, an S3 is often a sign of disease, indicating increased ventricular filling due to congestive heart failure or severe mitral or tricuspid regurgitation.[6]

Causes[edit]

S3 is thought to be caused by the oscillation of blood back and forth between the walls of the ventricles initiated by the inflow of blood from the atria. The reason the third heart sound does not occur until the middle third of diastole is probably that, during the early part of diastole, the ventricles are not filled sufficiently to create enough tension for reverberation. It may also be a result of tensing of the chordae tendineae during rapid filling and expansion of the ventricle.[citation needed]

Associations[edit]

It is associated with heart failure,[7] caused by conditions which have:

Rapid ventricular filling[edit]

  • Mitral regurgitation - this is when one of the mitral valve leaflets that usually stop blood flowing from the left ventricle to the left atrium fails, allowing blood into the atria during systole. This means that the left atrium will be overfilled, leading to rapid ventricular filling when the mitral valve opens.[8]
  • Elevated left atrial and left ventricular filling pressures, usually a result of a stiffened and dilated left ventricle
  • Ventricular septal defect - this is a hole in the wall between the two ventricles, which allows rapid filling from the other ventricle.

Poor left ventricular function[edit]

  • Post-MI - the death of tissue in the ventricular wall due to loss of blood supply causes wall areas which do not move as well as normal (hypokinesia), or not at all (akinesia), meaning they relax more slowly, so the ventricular filling is relatively too rapid.
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy - the ventricular walls are abnormal for a variety of reasons, and become thin and stiff so do not relax well.

S3 can also be due to tricuspid regurgitation, and could indicate hypertensive heart disease.[citation needed]

In conditions affecting the pericardium or diseases that primarily affect the heart muscle (restrictive cardiomyopathies) a similar sound can be heard, but is usually more high-pitched and is called a 'pericardial knock'.The S3 can also be confused with a widely split S2, or a mitral opening snap, but these sounds are typically of much higher pitch and occur closer to the onset of S2.[citation needed]

Treatment[edit]

The condition itself does not need to be treated, but rather the underlying cause requires correction. Depending on the etiology the gallop rhythm may resolve spontaneously.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

  • Alexander George Gibson
  • Arthur D. Hirschfelder

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Techniques - Heart Sounds & Murmurs Exam - Physical Diagnosis Skills - University of Washington School of Medicine". Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing
  3. ^ "Techniques - Heart Sounds & Murmurs Exam - Physical Diagnosis Skills - University of Washington School of Medicine".
  4. ^ Einthoven, W. (1907). "The Third Heart Sound". The Auscultation Assistant - Rubs and Gallops. 10: 93. Bibcode:1907KNAB...10...93E.
  5. ^ "THE PHONOCARDIOGRAPHY". Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  6. ^ Pathophysiology of Heart Disease. Leonard S. Lilly. Lea and Febiger 1993
  7. ^ Kumar D, Carvalho P, Antunes M, et al. (2007). "Third heart sound detection using wavelet transform-simplicity filter". 2007 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. Vol. 2007. pp. 1277–81. doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352530. ISBN 978-1-4244-0787-3. PMID 18002196. S2CID 21020807.
  8. ^ Lilly, Leonard et al. Pathophysiology of Heart Disease, Fourth Edition, page 37.

  • KUO PT, SCHNABEL TG, BLAKEMORE WS, WHEREAT AF (1957). "Diastolic Gallop Sounds, the Mechanism of Production". J. Clin. Invest. 36 (7): 1035–42. doi:10.1172/JCI103499. PMC 1072690. PMID 13449156.

Which of the following complications is indicated by the third heart sound S3 )?

The presence of an S3 is the most sensitive indicator of ventricular dysfunction.

What is S3 heart sound indicative?

The third heart sound is a normal finding in children and young adults, in which groups, the sound is indicative of a supple ventricle that can undergo normal rapid expansion in early diastole. Conversely, when heard in a middle-aged or older adult, the S3 sound is often a sign of disease.

Which of the following cardiac conditions does a fourth heart sound S4 indicate?

If a S4 (fourth heart sound) is the sound heard during this phase, it is usually a sign of ventricular hypertrophy.