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In healthy adults, there are two normal heart sounds often described as a lub and a dub (or dup), that occur in sequence with each heart beat. These are the first heart sound (S1) and second heart sound (S2), produced by the closing of the AV valves and semilunar valves respectively. In addition to these normal sounds, a variety of other sounds may be present including heart murmurs, adventitious sounds, and gallop rhythms S3 and S4.
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The sentence in which the term appears is: Cor: HA rhythmisch, normofrequent, HT rein (question changed to only include term for which a translation is required).
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normal heart sounds
Explanation: AFAIK, "normal" is more commonly used than clear/pure in this context
Anne Schulz Local time: 01:00 Specializes in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 229
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In healthy adults, there are two normal heart sounds often described as a lub and a dub (or dup), that occur in sequence with each heart beat. These are the first heart sound (S1) and second heart sound (S2), produced by the closing of the AV valves and semilunar valves respectively. In addition to these normal sounds, a variety of other sounds may be present including heart murmurs, adventitious sounds, and gallop rhythms S3 and S4.
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Initial examination revealed a regular heart rate of 75bpm, an arterial blood pressure of 125/65mmHg, pure heart sounds, symmetrical limb pulses and unremarkable neurological examination. http://ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/4/860
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Just for illustration that 'clear' and 'normal' are used in this context, and there is enough evidence that this also seems to apply to 'pure':
If previous examinations have disclosed normal clear heart-sounds the appearance of even a slight transient systolic murmur at the apex or between the apex and the sternum is conclusive of a heart-lesion. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477152/pdf/post...
Marga Shaw Local time: 00:00 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 62
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