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THE MEANING OF EXTRA HEART SOUNDS 1st and 2nd heart sounds are due to the closing of HEART VALVES (mitral/tricuspid and aortic/pulmonic, respectively) 3rd and 4th heart sounds are EXTRA, and associated with ventricular reverberations, indicating altered ventricular compliance due to ANY CARDIOMYOPATHY or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS Any 4th heart sounds are typically lost in Atrial fibrillation or flutter, as they rely on coordinated atrial contraction Visit our Website/ Medical wards app knowmedicine.net #medicalstudent #medicalresident #meded #medicalschool #internalmedicine #medicaleducation #medstudent #imresidency #medicalapp #foamed #hospitalist #hospitalmedicine #heartsounds

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