Rytand’s murmur

Rytand’s murmur

Rytand’s murmur is heard in complete heart block when atrial contraction coincides with the early rapid filling phase of the ventricle as a short mid diastolic murmur.

Reference

1. Rytand DA. An auricular diastolic murmur with heart block in elderly patients. Am Heart J. 1946 Nov;32(5):579-98.