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18 Stethoscopes,
1 Heart Murmur and Many Missed Connections
By MADELINE DREXLER
February 28, 2011
The New York Times
"One by one, the medical students bent down to listen to my heart."
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Heart Sounds Podcast Series

Produced by:
Robert J. Hall Heart Sounds Laboratory

Featuring:
James M. Wilson, MD
Director, Cardiology Education
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital

Updated December 6, 2011

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This series presents auscultation of various heart sounds as they relate to the anatomy, physiology, and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.

The podcasts are developed for physicians, medical residents, nurses, and other clinicians who wish to improve auscultation skills.

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Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Acquired (length: 2:08)
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Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Congenital (length: 1:08)
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Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) (length: 2:58)
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Tumor Plop (Left Atrial Myxoma) (length: 1:51)
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Pericardial Knock (Constrictive Pericarditis) (length: 1:42)
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Fixed Splitting of the Second Sound (ASD) (length: 2:08)
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Wide Splitting of the Second Sound (RBBB) (length: 1:34)
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Paradoxical Splitting of the Second Sound (length: 2:01)
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Physiological Splitting of the Second Sound (length: 3:05)
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Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency (length: 1:38)
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Fourth Heart Sound (length: 3:04)
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Third Heart Sound (length: 2:10)
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Opening Snap of Mitral Valve Stenosis (length: 1:36)
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Mitral Valve Stenosis (length: 2:23)
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Flail Mitral Regurgitation (length: 1:28)
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Mitral Regurgitation (length: 2:25)
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Austin Flint (length: 2:15)
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Midsystolic Click – Mitral Valve Prolapse (length: 6:08)
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Aortic Valve Ejection Sound (length: 2:04)
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Pulmonary Valve Ejection Sound (length: 1:40)
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Aortic Stenosis (length: 2:36)
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Aortic Insufficiency (length: 2:11)
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Additional Resources

Serie de podcasts de ruidos cardíacos
Heart Sounds Podcast Series (en español)

Heart Sounds Auscultation (En español)
Online presentation with multimedia links.
Presenter: James M. Wilson, MD

Heart Watch Fall 2009
Read the article on page 3, "Heart Sounds Podcasts Help Teach the Art of Auscultation."

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