{"id":2810,"date":"2020-05-25T16:12:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T23:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/?page_id=2810"},"modified":"2021-12-13T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:10:17","slug":"s4-gallop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/cardiology-multimedia-new\/s4-gallop\/","title":{"rendered":"S4 Gallop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592090398235{background-color: #fff9f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The S4 occurs in late diastole, just before S1, coinciding with atrial contraction (the a wave in the jugular venous waveform). It is generally present when the heart is so stiff that it is reliant upon a significant amount of filling via atrial contraction. Like the split S1, the S4 gallop is best heard over the apex of the heart. However, unlike the split S1, it is best heard with the bell of the stethoscope because of its low pitch.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1658\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/cardiology-2\/card-tutorial\/#S4_Gallop\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1658 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/up.physicaldiagnosispdx.com\/up\/wp-content\/uploads\/iconfinder_3_1250308.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 1:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This patient has an S4 gallop.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592090433530{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">S4 Gallop<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/463365465?loop=1 \" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Annotated<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/463375868?loop=1 \" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;gt;\ufeff&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;<\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 2:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a middle-aged man who was admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, possibly related to chronic alcohol use. Note the low-frequency extra sound just before S1.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592090454346{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">S4 Gallop<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/463365559?loop=1 \" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;gt;\ufeff&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;<\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Annotated<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/463376558?loop=1 \" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 3:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a middle-aged man with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus who was admitted to the hospital with a necrotizing soft tissue infection involving the back of his neck. He was noted to be tachycardic with a right-sided S4 gallop. No definitive explanation for this finding was determined.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">S4 Gallop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514858090?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Annotated<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514855806?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">S4 Gallop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514858065?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Annotated<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514855790?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">S4 Gallop<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514858031?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Annotated<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/514855806?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 4:<\/h1>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a young man with cocaine-induced cardiomyopathy. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish an S3 gallop from an S4 gallop when the patient is tachycardic. In this case, notice the sinus pause halfway through the second recording, proving that the gallop is an S4 ( it is the first sound on the next beat).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651761788?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651762143?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651761812?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/652276897?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 5:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is an older woman with metastatic carcinoid syndrome who developed infective endocarditis of the tricuspid and aortic valve and was admitted with decompensated heart failure. This patient also has a clearly visible arterial pulse in the neck.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651761834?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651762199?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592017173859{background-color: #dcd9dd !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651763270?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/651762247?loop=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Patient 6:<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This is a middle aged man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus who was admitted to hospital for a soft tissue infection. Cardiac exam revealed an S4 gallop of unknown clinical significance. 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