Soplos o sonidos del tórax; Tonos o ruidos cardíacos anormales
El médico generalmente descubre un soplo cardíaco durante un examen físico. Usted puede o no haber estado consciente de su presencia. El examen físico incluye una evaluación minuciosa de los ruidos cardíacos.
El médico puede hacer las siguientes preguntas:
Entre los exámenes de diagnóstico para determinar la causa de un soplo u otro ruido cardíaco anormal "nuevo" están:
Otto CM, Bonow RO. Valvular Heart Disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 62.
Fang JC, O'Gara PT. The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 11.
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