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Second Heart Sound and Late Systolic Click | #49

Certain heart sound configurations mimic a split second heart sound. One of these conditions is a late systolic click plus a single second heart sound (S2). Since the late systolic click occurs just before the S2, it is easy to confuse the two with a split S2. Listen carefully to the two sounds. If the first of the pair is of higher frequency and shorter duration than the second, it is a late systolic click followed by a single second heart sound. Another way of distinguishing a late systolic click from a split S2 is to move the stethoscope head to the pulmonic area. The late systolic click will disappear, and you will only hear the single S2. A late systolic click is caused by degeneration of the mitral valve leaflets. This degeneration causes the closing of the leaflets to make a "clicking" sound during late systole. On the anatomy video you will see prolapse of the anterior lateral mitral valve leaflet which is the cause of the late systolic click.

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Patient Sounds

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Second Heart Sound and Late Systolic Click

Half Speed Patient Sounds

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Second Heart Sound and Late Systolic Click

Technique

Patient position
The patient's position should be supine.

Auscultation Tips

Systole:higher-pitched click late in systole with short duration

Sound Wave



Observe Cardiac Animation

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Second Heart Sound and Late Systolic Click | #49

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