phonocardiogram

Also known as PCG, phonocardiography

thumb|Phonocardiograms of common murmurs.

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Diagnostic.Name: Phonocardiogram
Diagnostic.Image: Phonocardiogram.jpg
Diagnostic.Caption: Phonocardiogram and jugular venous pulse tracing from a middle-aged man with pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery pressure 70 mm Hg) caused by cardiomyopathy. The jugular venous pulse tracing demonstrates a prominent a wave without a c or v wave being observed. The phonocardiograms (fourth left interspace and cardiac apex) show a murmur of tricuspid insufficiency and ventricular and atrial gallops.
Diagnostic.Synonyms: PCG

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thumb|Phonocardiograms of common murmurs.

A phonocardiogram (or PCG) is a plot of high-fidelity recording of the sounds and murmurs made by the heart with the help of the machine called the phonocardiograph; thus, phonocardiography is the recording of all the sounds made by the heart during a cardiac cycle.