bruit (redirected from cardiac bruit)

bruit (brwe) (brldbomact)

1. a sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

2. sound (3).

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aneurysmal bruit  a blowing sound heard over an aneurysm.

placental bruit  see under souffle.

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bru·it (br)

n.

A sound, especially an abnormal one, heard in auscultation.

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bruit

[bro̅o̅′ē]

Etymology: Fr, noise

an abnormal blowing or swishing sound or murmur heard while auscultating a carotid artery, the aorta, an organ, or a gland, such as the liver or thyroid, and resulting from blood flowing through a narrow or partially occluded artery. The specific character of the bruit, its location, and the time of its occurrence in a cycle of other sounds are all of diagnostic importance. Bruits are usually of low frequency and are heard best with the bell of a stethoscope.

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bruit (brōō´ē),

n an extracardiac blowing sound heard at times over peripheral vessels; generally denotes cardiovascular disease.

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bruit

[Fr.] a sound or murmur heard in auscultation, especially an abnormal one.

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aneurysmal bruit

a blowing sound heard over an aneurysm.

cardiac bruit

see heart murmur.

placental bruit

a soft, blowing auscultatory sound supposed to be produced by the blood current in the placenta. Called also placental souffle.

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bruit 

A sound heard on auscultation of the heart, lungs, large arteries or veins, or any large cavity (e.g. the orbit). The auscultation is carried out with a stethoscope. Example: An occlusive disease of the carotid artery caused by atherosclerosis leads to a reduction in blood flow through the carotid arteries (and a concomitant reduction in blood flow through vessels of the eye and orbit). It gives rise to a swishing sound with the chest piece of the stethoscope on the neck over the carotid artery. See amaurosis fugax.

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bruit

Cardiology An audible swishing sound or murmur heard over an arterial 'thrill' caused by atherosclerosis; when auscultated over the carotid arteries, bruits predict future CVAs; it is unclear whether surgical correction improves the ultimate outcomes, as the ischemic event often occurs at a distance from the identified 'danger zone'; artery or vascular channel; indicates ↑ turbulence often caused by a partial obstruction. See Carotid endarterectomy.