Music of the heart

A surprising number of features of the common murmurs can be represented in this way. [...] the harsh or rumbling quality of the murmurs of aortic and mitral stenosis, respectively, can be represented by trills, the long decrescendo sound of aortic regurgi tation can be so marked, and even the openi...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 376; no. 9758; p. 2074
Main Author:	Field, Michael J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 18-12-2010 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Education, Medical, Graduate - methods Heart Murmurs - diagnosis Heart Murmurs - physiopathology Heart Sounds Humans Internal Medicine Medical History Taking - methods Music - psychology Students, Medical - psychology Teaching - methods
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Summary:	A surprising number of features of the common murmurs can be represented in this way. [...] the harsh or rumbling quality of the murmurs of aortic and mitral stenosis, respectively, can be represented by trills, the long decrescendo sound of aortic regurgi tation can be so marked, and even the opening snap in mitral stenosis can be shown with a grace note.
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ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62295-7