auscultation of the heart

By breathing out and then holding one's breath, it gets easier for the doctor to perform an auscultation of the heart with a stethoscope.

Concurrent auscultation of the heart may reveal a gallop rhythm of the native heartbeat.

Auscultation of the Heart.

Upon auscultation of the heart sounds, there may be a systolic ejection murmur that is attributed to the pulmonic valve.

Most individuals with a significant ASD are diagnosed in utero or in early childhood with the use of ultrasonography or auscultation of the heart sounds during physical examination.

The physical examination of an individual with aortic insufficiency involves auscultation of the heart to listen for the murmur of aortic insufficiency and the S3 heart sound (S3 gallop correlates with development of LV dysfunction).