heart murmur
Abnormal valve sound
A heart murmur is an unusual sound heard through a stethoscope during a heartbeat, caused by turbulent blood flow in or near the heart.
Many heart murmurs are harmless, particularly in children, and are called innocent or functional murmurs.
Others may indicate valve problems, holes in the heart, or other structural abnormalities that require monitoring or treatment.
Doctors grade murmurs on a scale from 1 to 6 based on how loud they are.
Medical listening instrument
- auscultationMedical listening examination
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
listening · systolic · diastolic · bruit · thrill · examination · cardiac ultrasound · grading
Of or involving flaps
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- congenitalExisting from birth
- endocarditisInflamed inner heart lining
rheumatic · prolapse · insufficiency · ventricular · atrial · turbulence · abnormality · mitral
Sound of rapid movement
- lub-dubHeart's acoustic signature
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- blowingMoving air forcefully
harsh · soft · rumbling · high-pitched · low-pitched · crescendo · decrescendo · ejection
Movement through vessels
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- circulationMovement through a system
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- pressure gradientSpatial variation in force
shunting · backflow · obstruction · narrowing · cardiac output · laminar
stethoscope
Medical listening instrument
- auscultationMedical listening examination
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
physician · listening · systolic · diastolic · bruit · thrill · examination · cardiac ultrasound · grading · workup
valvular
Of or involving flaps
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- congenitalExisting from birth
endocarditis · rheumatic · prolapse · insufficiency · ventricular · atrial · turbulence · abnormality · mitral · aortic
whooshing
Sound of rapid movement
- lub-dubHeart's acoustic signature
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- flowUnbroken forward movement
blowing · harsh · soft · rumbling · high-pitched · low-pitched · crescendo · decrescendo · ejection · continuous
blood flow
Movement through vessels
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- circulationMovement through a system
- velocityDirected rate of motion
pressure gradient · shunting · backflow · obstruction · narrowing · cardiac output · laminar
- heart conditionsarrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction
- heart testsECG, electrocardiogram, EKG, echocardiogram, echocardiography
- heartheartbeat, cardiac, ventricles, aorta, atria
- cardiologyheartbeat, cardiologist, arrhythmia, cardiac, cardiology
- heart diseasecoronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, angina, arrhythmia
- heart responsespulse, slow heartbeat, palpitations, irregular heartbeat, tachycardia