What Causes Heart Murmurs
Health Encyclopedia: 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.
Alternative Names
Chest sounds - murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal
Considerations
A doctor can evaluate heart sounds by listening with a stethoscope. They can be further evaluated with an
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