Dub Heart Sound Access

Thorne picked up his stethoscope. He placed it not on the left side of the chest, where the apex was, but over the right sternal border—the area of the aorta, the exit.

Abnormalities of the dub heart sound can indicate underlying cardiac problems. Some common abnormalities include: dub heart sound

Thorne took a deep breath, filling his lungs, and for the first time all shift, he didn't listen to the noise of the hospital. He listened for the silence. He listened for the Dub. Thorne picked up his stethoscope

The team froze. The nurse looked up, breathless. "Doctor?" where the apex was

Located on the left side of the heart, it closes when the left ventricle finishes pumping oxygen-rich blood into the aorta.

Lub-dub.