THE MECHANISM OF GALLOP SOUNDS, STUDIED WITH THE AID OF THE ELECTROKYMOGRAPH
Authors: P T KUO, E A HILDRETH, C F KAY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 December 1951THE MECHANISM OF GALLOP SOUNDS, STUDIED WITH THE AID OF THE ELECTROKYMOGRAPHPETER T. KUO, M.D., M.SC. (Med.), D.SC. (Med.), EUGENE A. HILDRETH, M.D., CALVIN F. KAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.PETER T. KUO, M.D., M.SC. (Med.), D.SC. (Med.), EUGENE A. HILDRETH, M.D., CALVIN F. KAY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1306 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is generally agreed that gallop sounds are in some way related to the rapid filling of the ventricles during diastole, but the exact mechanism of their production is controversial. Potain,1Ohm,2Bridgman,3Wolferth and Margolies,4Orias and Braun-Menendez5and others believe that the sound is produced by an impact or a sudden distention of the ventricular wall, imparted by the rapid flow of blood into the ventricle during diastole. 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