S4 is almost always abnormal (rarely normal)๐
๐๐ผitโs usually a sign of diastolic heart failure that can happen from conditions like left ventricular hypertrophy!!๐ฒ
The thing about S3 it can be heard either:
Normal in:
๐๐ผ Pregnant women ๐คฐ๐ฝ
๐๐ผ Athletes ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
๐๐ผ Children ๐ง๐ป๐ง๐ป
It can also be abnormal and instead become a sign of systolic heart failure๐
S3 happens after S2 (opening of the mitral valve)โจ
๐๐ผCaused when a large amount of blood fills (passively) a compliant ventricle
๐๐ผEarly diastole
S4 happens before S1โจ
๐๐ผit happens due to active atrial contraction to a noncompliant ventricle
๐๐ผLate diastole
S3 and S4 heart soundsโค๏ธ
Letโs start!๐ง
S3 (Third heart sound)โventricularโ gallop
S4 (Fourth heart sound)โatrial gallopโ
They have a low pitch sound, so itโs better heard at the apex where the patient is lying in the left lateral decubitus position
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