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Yaroslav Starling·Dec 7, 2025An Ultimate Guide to Heart Sound Analysis, Part 4: Hearing for Heart Sound Analysis, Its Strengths…About 25 years ago, as a young medical doctor, I bought my first expensive stethoscope. The first time I placed its chest piece over a…
Yaroslav Starling·Nov 30, 2025An Ultimate Guide to Heart Sound Analysis, Part 3: Key Insights into SpectrogramsAbout 15 years ago, I dove deep into heart auscultation, aiming to master it. That choice transformed my life in surprising ways, but…
Yaroslav Starling·Sep 17, 2025An Ultimate Guide for Heart Sound Analysis, Part 2: Spectrogram as a Tool for Heart Sound…Heart auscultation is complex because sound is an abstract phenomenon that exists only in the moment: a sound we heard just a second ago no…