Heart sounds Flashcards
Characteristics of S2
- Higher pitched
- Shorter duration
- Louder at heart base
- Mark the end of ventricular systole
Components of S2
aortic (A2) & pulmonic (P2)
o May be audible in normal individuals: best at L heart base
o A2 normally louder: due to higher pressures in L heart
Explain physiological split S2
Incr split during inspi
decr intrathoracic pressures => incr venous return to RV + decr PVR => incr RVET => delay P2
Pooling of blood in pulmonary vasculature => decr LV venous return => decr LV ET => earlier A2 onset
Not detected in dogs/cats due to incr HR
Condition to hear splitting
Needs interval >20-30ms to hear a split
Types of pathologic split S2
Persistent
Fixed
Paradoxical
Persistent split S2
Widened
Incr A2-P2 interval throughout respiratory cycle
o Normal widening of split during inspiration, no fusion in expiration but narrowing of interval still occur
o Anomalous partial pulmonary venous return
incr RV venous return => incr RV ejection volume
* Systolic murmur at L base
Inspiration incr RV venous return further => wider splitting
Fixed split S2
Incr A2-P2 interval with minimal respiratory variation => constant
o ASD: P2 is delayed during expiration, unchanged in inspiration
Variations in systemic venous return counterbalanced by reciprocal changes in flow through the ASD => total RV flow constant
Paradoxical splitting
A2 delayed => AoV close after PV
o Split incr in expiration: P2 earlier (decr filling)
o Split decr in inspiration: P2 further delayed
Causes of spit S2
Delayed PV closure
Early AoV closure
Delayed AoV closure
Cause of delayed PV closure
- Delayed Rv activation
o RBBB
o LV paced beats/ectopy - Prolonged RV mechanical systole
o PS w intact IVS
o Acute PTE
o PH w R-CHF
o HW dz - decr impedance of pulmonary vascular bed
o ASD
o Idiopathic PA dilation
o Mild PS
Causes of early AoV closure
- Shorten LVET
o MR
o VSD
Causes of delayed AoV closure
- LBBB
- RV paced beats
- PDA
- AS
- AI
- Systemic hypertension
Accentuated S2 is secondary to
Accentuated P2 or A2
Causes of accentuated P2
- PH 2nd to CHF
- Congenital L to R shunt
o PDA
o VSD
o ASD - Primary PH
- PTE
- PA dilation
- Mild PS
- HW dz
Causes of accentuated A2
- Systemic hypertension
- Ao dilation/aneurysm
- Valvular Ao stenosis