THE PHONOCARDIOGRAM IN ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS

Abstract
Fourteen clinically diagnosed cases of endomyocardial fibrosis and mitral regurgitation, of whom 4 also had organic tricuspid regurgitation, were studied by phonocardiography. The murmur was invariably pansystolic and was frequently accompanied by accentuated 3rd and atrial sounds. The association of an atrial sound and the presence of P mitrale is discussed.