Hamman’s Sign: Rediscovering Cardiac Auscultation Through a Pneumomediastinum

Mariana Pereira Santos; Andreia Campinas; Rui Coelho; Maria Luísa Caiado; Severo Torres

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Hamman’s Sign: Rediscovering Cardiac Auscultation Through a Pneumomediastinum

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Mariana Pereira Santos Cardiology Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA). Porto; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS). School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
Andreia Campinas Cardiology Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA). Porto; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS). School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
Rui Coelho Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS). School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Universidade do Porto. Porto; Medicine Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA). Porto.
Maria Luísa Caiado Cardiology Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA). Porto.
Severo Torres Cardiology Department. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA). Porto; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS). School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Universidade do Porto. Porto.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.21115

Keywords:

Chest Pain/diagnosis, Heart Auscultation, Mediastinal Emphysema/diagnosis

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2024-04-08

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Pereira Santos M, Campinas A, Coelho R, Caiado ML, Torres S. Hamman’s Sign: Rediscovering Cardiac Auscultation Through a Pneumomediastinum. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Apr. 8 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];37(5):400-1. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/21115

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