You are incorrect - our patient's lower left sternal edge impulse is sustained throughout systole and there is an early diastolic component.


Your choice: Presystolic and sustained systolic

A sustained lower left sternal edge impulse with a presystolic component might be felt in a patient with right ventricular hypertrophy. A presystolic impulse is the palpable equivalent of an audible fourth heart sound. In the video, note the presystolic component occurs just before the carotid impulse and the sustained precordial impulse occurs with the carotid pulse.

Presystolic and sustained systolic