Heart Sound Recorder

The Heart Sound Recorder (HSR) is a computer based low risk, general wellness, heart stress monitor used to acquire, display, record and save heart sounds. This heart stress monitor records and displays the low frequency component of the heart cycle as a waveform on a PC for the purpose of visualizing the rate, rhythm, and tone of the heart cycle. This can then be used on-going to assess and compare current and previous heart cycle waveforms for before and after analysis and trending purposes.

The heart’s reaction to certain stressors, (i.e. chemical, nutritional and emotional), can be observed using this type of device. Certain types of heart stress can be monitored by seeing the RATE, RHYTHM and TONE of the heart cycle on the graph.

Your nervous system controls the RATE at which your heart beats. One side of your nervous system (sympathetic) manages your “fight or flight” response and can accelerate your heart rate. The other side (parasympathetic) manages your “rest and digest” response and can slow your heart rate. You need a healthy balance between the two.
The RHYTHM of your heart should show a specific work to rest ratio on the graph. Your heart should be resting twice as long as it is working. Observations are made to see if your heart is working too hard, or not working hard enough.
The TONE of your heart is referring to the strength of the ventricles as they push blood through your body. The height and the width of the ‘lub dub’ sound your heart makes on the graph shows how efficiently your heart is pushing blood through your body and refilling to prepare for the next cardiac cycle.

Each patient’s Heart Sound Report is evaluated and explained. Based on this report and the other testing completed, a plan of care will be provided and may include some of the following:

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