Circulation · 1958 · 15 citations · 2 references
MedicineCardiologyPhysiologyClinical CardiologyMovement AnalysisPhysical ExaminationCardiac PhysiologyCardiovascular AnatomyCardiovascular BiomechanicsCardiovascular ExaminationCardiovascular PhysiologyHuman Movement MechanicsAbnormal MovementsBeat-to-beat Cardiac DynamicsCardiac MechanicsCardiac Physical Examination
Precordial movements starting after P and before Q have been studied. Right atrial contraction appears to cause a forward-rightward motion and left atrial contraction a backward movement of the precordium. The latter is exaggerated in most patients with mitral stenosis and in some patients with myocardial failure.
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