Normal and Abnormal Heart Sounds

Condition

Sound characteristics

Acute rheumatic fever

Loud first sound

Aortic insufficiency

Loud systolic ejection murmur, third sound

Aortic stenosis

Opening snap of aortic valve, early systolic ejection sound

Atrial septal defect

Abnormal splitting of second sound during expiration

Atrial septal defect

Abnormal splitting of second sound during expiration

Coarctation of aorta

Systolic murmur

Complet heart block

Slow heart rate,varying first sound

Left bundle branch block

Abnormal splitting of first sound

Left bundle branch block

Paradoxical splittingduring expiration

Mitral regurgiation

Holosystolic murmur

Mitral regurgiation

Late systolic murmur, crescendo type

Mitral regurgiation

Mid systolic click and late systolic murmur

Mitral regurgiation

Systolic murmur, crescendo type

Mitral regurgiation

Third heart sound

Mitral regurgiation + Mitral stenosis

All sound features of mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation

Systolic murmur

Mitral regurgitation

Systolic murmur,high pitched and blowing type

Mitral stenosis

Accentuated first sound

Mitral stenosis

Opening snap

Mitral stenosis

Presystolic murmur

Mitral stenosis

Short, mid-diastolic murmur

Normal

Normal heart sounds

Patent ductus arteriosus

Continuous "machinery" murmur

Pulmonary stenosis

Harsh systolic ejection murmur

Right bundle branch block

Abnormal splitting of first sound

Systemic hypertension

Accentuated second sound

Tricuspid regurgitation

Holosystolic murmur, high pitched, lower during expiration and louder during inspiration

Ventricular sepatal defect

Continuous murmur

 

Condition

Sound characteristics

Left bundle branch block

Abnormal splitting of first sound

Right bundle branch block

Abnormal splitting of first sound

Atrial septal defect

Abnormal splitting of second sound during expiration

Atrial septal defect

Abnormal splitting of second sound during expiration

Mitral stenosis

Accentuated first sound

Systemic hypertension

Accentuated second sound

Mitral regurgiation + Mitral stenosis

All sound features of mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation

Patent ductus arteriosus

Continuous "machinery" murmur

Ventricular sepatal defect

Continuous murmur

Pulmonary stenosis

Harsh systolic ejection murmur

Mitral regurgiation

Holosystolic murmur

Tricuspid regurgitation

Holosystolic murmur, high pitched, lower during expiration and louder during inspiration

Mitral regurgiation

Late systolic murmur, crescendo type

Acute rheumatic fever

Loud first sound

Aortic insufficiency

Loud systolic ejection murmur, third sound

Mitral regurgiation

Mid systolic click and late systolic murmur

Normal

Normal heart sounds

Mitral stenosis

Opening snap

Aortic stenosis

Opening snap of aortic valve, early systolic ejection sound

Left bundle branch block

Paradoxical splittingduring expiration

Mitral stenosis

Presystolic murmur

Mitral stenosis

Short, mid-diastolic murmur

Complet heart block

Slow heart rate,varying first sound

Coarctation of aorta

Systolic murmur

Mitral regurgitation

Systolic murmur

Mitral regurgiation

Systolic murmur, crescendo type

Mitral regurgitation

Systolic murmur,high pitched and blowing type

Mitral regurgiation

Third heart sound