If the right ventricular pressure is increased, a parasternal heave may be present, signifying the compensatory increase in contraction strength.
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Larger VSDs may cause a parasternal heave, a displaced apex beat ( the palpable heartbeat moves laterally over time, as the heart enlarges ).
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A "'parasternal heave "'is a precordial impulse that may be felt ( palpated ) in patients with cardiac or respiratory disease.
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Other typical signs of pulmonary hypertension include an accentuated pulmonary component of the second heart sound, a right ventricular third heart sound, and parasternal heave indicating a hypertrophied right atrium.
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Advanced disease may present with signs of right-sided heart failure such as parasternal heave, jugular venous distension, hepatomegaly, ascites and / or pulmonary hypertension, the latter often presenting with a loud P 2.
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