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Heart Murmurs and Your Child Heart murmurs are rated on a scale from 1 to 6. Because of the common misconception that all heart murmurs are serious, it's important for parents to understand which type of murmur their child has and if it needs further evaluation. The most common types of heart problems in children are structural defects, which may cause a heart murmur, and include holes inside the heart (atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect) and valve abnormalities (aortic or pulmonary stenosis). kidshealth.org /parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html   (1070 words)

Children's Heart Institute | What is a Heart Murmur? A heart murmur is a swishing or a whistling sound that the doctor hears when he listens to your child's heart with a stethoscope. A heart murmur may indicate that there is a heart problem or may be due to normal blood flow. Heart murmurs come in different sounds which may help indicate whether the murmur is normal or abnormal. www.childrenheartinstitute.org /educate/murmur/murmur.htm   (255 words)

Heart Murmur | Caremark Health Resources A heart murmur is an abnormal, extra sound during the heartbeat cycle made by blood moving through the heart and its valves. Innocent heart murmurs are caused by blood flowing through the chambers and valves of the heart or the blood vessels near the heart. Murmurs that are due to severe abnormalities of a heart valve may cause shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pains, palpitations, and lung congestion. healthresources.caremark.com /topic/heartmurmur   (1007 words)

Heart murmur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Murmurs are abnormal heart sounds that are produced as a result of turbulent blood flow, which is sufficient to produce audible noise. Therefore, the onset of a midsystolic ejection murmur is separated from S1 by the isovolumic contraction phase; the cessation of the murmur and the S2 interval is the aortic or pulmonary hangout time. Atrial myxomas are benign tumors of the heart. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heart_murmur   (1818 words)

Heart Murmur The turbulence may be caused by the shape of the heart or by abnormalities of specific heart structures, such as the valves or the heart walls. The classification of heart murmurs is based on their loudness, where in the heart pumping cycle they occur, and where on the chest they are best heard. A murmur heard during systole is systolic; likewise, a murmur heard during diastole is diastolic. www.personalmd.com /healthtopics/crs/htmurmur.htm   (537 words)

Heart Murmurs - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center In these cases, the sound may indicate that blood is flowing through a damaged or overworked heart valve, that there may be a hole in one of the heart's walls, or that there is a narrowing in one of the heart's vessels. Murmurs can occur when blood is forced to flow through a narrowed valve (called stenosis), or when it leaks back through a defective valve (called regurgitation). Heart murmurs change as your body position or breathing changes, so you may be asked to stand up, squat, lie down, breathe deeply, or hold your breath while the doctor listens to your heart. texasheart.org /HIC/Topics/Cond/murmur.cfm   (883 words)

Heart Murmur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Normal heart sounds are often described as a constant "lub-dub, lub-dub." The first "lub-dub" is the sound of the mitral and tricuspid valves closing. Heart murmurs can sometimes, though, be a sign of a more serious heart problem such as disease or damage to one or more heart valves, a hole in one of the heart walls or a narrowing in one of the heart's vessels. The murmur is often found during a routine physical examination or physical examination for specific symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or the presence of blue coloring of the skin or fingertips. www.health-alliance.com /learnabout/learn_murmur.htm   (360 words)

murmur, heart A heart murmur is an extra sound heard between the lups and dups, that is between the valve sounds. Benign or functional heart murmurs are usually identified easily because of their distinct character. There is an audible gap between the "lup" and the beginning of the murmur, and between the end of the murmur sound and the "dudup." Pathologic murmurs are basically those which aren't benign; they are associated with actual malformations of the heart, usually congenital. www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/M/heart_murmur.html   (582 words)

Information about Heart Murmur A heart murmur is a swishing or a whistling sound that the doctor hears when he listens to your heart. However, a heart murmur may indicate that there is a heart problem or may be due to normal blood flow. Sometimes a heart murmur may be the result of a hole in the heart or a narrowed valve. www.mamashealth.com /heart/hmurmur.asp   (510 words)

Bay Area Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Murmurs are graded in severity from 1 to 6, with 1 being the softest murmur that can be heard and 6 being loud enough that it's evident before the stethoscope even touches the chest. Heart murmurs may be the result of a birth defect, or congenital malformation. When listening to the dog's heart, a veterinarian suspects PDA if he hears a continuous heart murmur-one that is present during both the systolic and diastolic cycles of the heartbeat. www.backcsc.com /heart.html   (2629 words)

Heart Murmur Murmurs can be classified in different ways, and different heart conditions have characteristic murmurs or sounds. Not all murmurs are associated with a condition that requires surgery, but a murmur can be used to follow any changes in a heart condition. Examples of heart conditions that cause murmurs would be mitral valve prolapse, aortic stenosis, and mitral valve stenosis. www.cts.usc.edu /zglossary-heartmurmur.html   (141 words)

Heart Murmur When listening to the normal heart with the stethoscope, there should be two sounds--"lub dub." These are the sounds made when the 4 heart valves close: the tricuspid and mitral close at the same time making the "lub" sound, and the pulmonary and aortic close during the "dub" sound. Murmurs are swishing sounds created when there is a narrow opening because the valve is scarred or diseased and the blood has to force its way through, or when the valve doesn't close tightly and blood is leaking backwards. That is also why a person with a heart murmur needs to take antibiotics before and after dental work or certain procedures where blood and bacteria may be involved. healthlink.mcw.edu /article/880000049.html   (360 words)

Heart Murmur - My Child Has - Children's Hospital Boston Murmurs are sounds made by blood circulating through the heart's chambers or valves, or through blood vessels near the heart. Diastolic murmurs are due to a narrowing of the mitral or tricuspid valves, or regurgitation of the aortic or pulmonary valves. Murmurs related to a congenital (present at birth) heart defect or other problem involving the heart structures will be heard the loudest in the area of the chest where the problem occurs. www.childrenshospital.org /az/Site497/mainpageS497P0.html   (422 words)

What Is a Heart Murmur? A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during your heartbeat. A heart murmur is not a disease; it is a sound that the doctor hears with a stethoscope. In adults, abnormal murmurs are most often due to heart valve problems caused by infection, disease, or aging. www.nhlbi.nih.gov /health/dci/Diseases/heartmurmur/hmurmur_what.html   (201 words)

Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Heart Murmur A heart murmur is an extra sound heard with a stethoscope when listening to the heart. Innocent heart murmurs cause no problems, and most go away by the time a child is an adult. A heart murmur is usually detected when your health care provider listens to your heart through a stethoscope. www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/aha_htmurmur_car.htm   (639 words)

Heart murmurs and other sounds Murmurs are blowing, whooshing, or rasping sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through the heart valves or near the heart. Murmurs can happen when a valve does not close tightly (such as with mitral regurgitation -- the backflow of blood through the mitral valve), or when the blood is flowing through a narrowed opening or a stiff valve (such as with aortic stenosis). Murmurs are classified ("graded") depending on their ability to be heard by the examiner. www.umm.edu /ency/article/003266.htm   (659 words)

Heart murmur - Better Health Channel. Abnormal heart murmurs may be associated with various types of heart disease, particularly those affecting the heart valves. The murmur may be heard only because the vibration in the blood travelling through the heart is greater than usual, or the heart is closer to the front of the chest and the stethoscope. A heart murmur is a whooshing, humming or rasping sound between the heartbeat sounds. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Heart_murmur?OpenDocument   (1131 words)

Heart Murmurs Your heart goes "lub" with the closing of the valves that control blood flow from the upper chambers to the lower chambers. A heart murmur is a whooshing sound between the beats that a doctor hears through a stethoscope. Grade 1 is the softest-sounding murmur, and Grade 6 is the loudest. www.kidshealth.org /kid/health_problems/heart/heart_murmurs.html   (887 words)

HEART MURMUR A murmur is an extra "whooshing" sound as blood flows through the chambers and valves of the heart. The presence of a murmur does not always mean that the heart is unhealthy. When heart murmurs signal the presence of disease or a structural abnormality in the heart, medical care or surgery may be needed. www.dmc.org /health_info/topics/symp3213.html   (246 words)

Heart sounds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The heart sounds are the noises (sound) generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it. Murmurs are generated by turbulent flow of blood within the heart. Heart murmurs are produced as a result of turbulent flow of blood, turbulence sufficient to produce audible noise. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heart_sounds   (1403 words)

Heart Murmur Introduction & Symptoms For instance, heart murmurs may be caused by blood flowing through a heart valve made leaky or narrow by disease. Murmurs can also be caused by increased blood flow across a valve as a result of medical conditions such as anemia or hypothyroidism. A heart murmur is an extra sound, such as a whooshing, in the heartbeat caused by irregular blood flow through the heart valves. www.webmd.com /content/pages/4/1675_51096.htm   (385 words)

Heart Murmur in Dogs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) While the difference may be smaller in your dog who has a murmur I still tend to think it is safer to spay her unless your vet believes that this murmur is from a patent ductus arteriosis or from another significant congenital heart defect. She is the runt of the litter and has a significant heart murmur. If the murmur persists your vet will probably either recommend a work-up of the murmur at his or her hospital if possible or refer you to a cardiologist if that is necessary. www.vetinfo.com /dmurmur.html   (2715 words)

Welcome - The Heart Research Center Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and in many countries around the world. Scientists from the OHSU Heart Research Center are beginning a study to determine the effects of a mothers' nutritional health before, during and after pregnancy on the growth of their babies. Work in the Heart Research Center at OHSU has shown that the heart is very vulnerable to conditions in the womb. www.ohsu.edu /heart   (901 words)

Heart Murmur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) A heart murmur occurs when there is a turbulence to the normal flow of blood through the chambers of the heart. The two main causes of a murmur are severe anemia and incomplete closing of the heart valves. The valve related murmur is found most often in young animals with a congenital heart problem, or in older pets with incomplete valve closure due to thickening of the heart valves. www.lbah.com /murmur1.htm   (286 words)

Healthopedia.com - Heart Murmur A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected, or abnormal sound that is caused by the flow of blood through the heart. Except in unusual cases, a heart murmur is only noticed by a healthcare provider when he or she listens to the heart with a stethoscope. Normal or "innocent" heart murmurs are caused by normal blood flow. www.healthopedia.com /heart-murmur   (361 words)

Heart murmur A murmur simply describes a noise that is made when blood rushes through the heart, and some structure or abnormality causes turbulence in the blood flow. A systolic murmur refers to the timing of the murmur in relation to the heartbeat, in this case when the heart is contracting. The most serious causes are abnormalities of the heart valves, or large holes in the heart, especially between the two ventricles or pumping chambers of the heart. www.netdoctor.co.uk /ate/heartandblood/201535.html   (497 words)

Heart Murmur - WrongDiagnosis.com A heart murmur is term used to describe the sound that the heart makes, when it appears different to normal beating. A heart murmur may possibly indicate an Arrhythmias (heartbeat irregularity) or other heart disorder, but some heart murmurs may be normal. With a diagnosis of Heart Murmur, it is also important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Heart Murmur. www.wrongdiagnosis.com /h/heart_murmur/intro.htm   (640 words)

Innocent Heart Murmurs Innocent heart murmurs are sounds made by the blood circulating through the heart's chambers and valves or through blood vessels near the heart. When a child's heart rate changes, such as during excitement or fear, the innocent murmurs may become louder or softer. Sometimes, when a doctor first hears the murmur through a stethoscope, he or she may want to have other tests done to be sure the murmur is innocent. www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4594   (240 words)

Heart murmur - Heart Murmur: Health Topics: University of Iowa Health Care A heart murmur is an abnormal, extra sound during the heartbeat cycle made A heart murmur is a series of vibratory sounds made by turbulent blood flow. Heart Murmurs Definition A heart murmur is an abnormal, extra sound during the heartbeat cycle made by blood moving through the heart and its valves. Not all heart murmurs are symptoms of heart disease. allourweb.com /?q=heart-murmur   (1417 words)

Heart Murmur -- eCureMe.com If the hole is large, then it can potentially cause heart failure, poor oxygenation of the blood, bluish discoloration of the fingers and toes, high pressure in the lungs, shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, liver congestion, fatigue, poor weight gain in children, and difficulty breathing when lying flat at night. On examination, the doctor may detect a heart murmur or may see evidence of heart failure. In cases where congestive heart failure or other symptoms develop, heart medications (e.g., Nitoglycerin, ACE inhibitors, Hydralazine, diuretics, Digoxin, and others) may be used to control symptoms or until surgery is performed. www.ecureme.com /emyhealth/Pediatrics/Heart_Murmur.asp   (586 words)

Heart Murmur in Cats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) X-rays are not very helpful in determining the cause or severity of a heart murmur. Heart murmurs in cats are not common but they are not quite rare, either. Heart murmurs are not that uncommon in older cats. www.vetinfo.com /cmurmur.html   (1387 words)

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