Symptom
Distant heart sounds
Abnormally low-intensity cardiac sounds on auscultation, typically due to increased separation between the heart and chest wall.
Causes
Obesity
Pericardial effusion
Cardiac tamponade
Emphysema
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion
Also known as: Diminished heart sounds, Faint heart sounds, Muffled heart sounds
Referencing diagnoses
- Aortic dissection
- Cardiac tamponade
- COPD
- Hypothyroidism
- Myocardial infarction
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Renal failure
- Tuberculosis
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.