Article citationsMore>>

Lukin, A., Polic, S., Rumboldt, Z., Bagatin, J., Rakic, D. and Kuzmanic, A. (1996) Comparison of Auscultation Findings Using a Classic Stethoscope (Litmann 2120) and Electronically Amplifiedstethoscope (Medmax2). Lijec Vjesn, 118, 127-128.

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: An Early Diagnosis of Endocarditis Facilitated by the Electronic Stethoscope

  AUTHORS: Walid Barake, Amer M. Johri

  KEYWORDS: Electronic Stethoscope, Conventional Stethoscope, Endocarditis, Murmurs

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics, Vol.4 No.2, June 16, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The practice of cardiac auscultation is a critical tool used by physicians to detect alterations in the cardiovascular system. A case of both left and right sided endocarditis initially detected by electronic auscultation in a woman with a history of injection drug use is described. The electronic stethoscope, with the ability to amplify heart sounds, established the presence of both a systolic and diastolic murmur when standard auscultation failed to detect the diastolic component. Urgent standard echocardiography confirmed concurrent tricuspid and aortic valves endocarditis, and the patient was referred for surgical evaluation urgently. The present case demonstrates the value of the electronic stethoscope to amplify murmurs in the early detection of endocarditis. The case presented also serves as a useful reminder that right-sided endocarditis can have important leftsided complications.