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murmur 3. murmur-an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves. cardiac murmur, heart murmur. symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. systolic murmur-a murmur heard during systole.
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Understanding Childrenâs Heart Murmurs A hole in the heart is a common cause of abnormal murmurs in children. Cardiac shunts occur when blood flows abnormally through holes in the heart chambers or through the pulmonary and aortic valves. Valve calcification is hardening or thickening of valves that occurs with age.
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Heart Murmur Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Surgery The sound of a murmur is generated when blood flow within the heart is not smooth and turbulence occurs. Using a stethoscope, a health care practitioner may be able to hear a heart murmur during the physical examination. Of note, not all heart murmurs are abnormal or dangerous, but if one is present it may signal a structural abnormality of the heart. Picture of the heart and heart valves.
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Heart murmur Murmurs can be classified by seven different characteristics: timing, shape, location, radiation, intensity, pitch and quality. 1  Timing refers to whether the murmur is a systolic or diastolic murmur. 2  Shape refers to the intensity over time; murmurs can be crescendo, decrescendo or crescendo-decrescendo.
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Heart Murmurs in Cats Some extracardiac problems can cause what is called a 'functional heart murmur'. A functional heart murmur may be due to anemia (low levels of red blood cells), hypoproteinemia (low protein levels in the blood), fever or infection, or by conditions such as pregnancy, obesity or emaciation. heart murmur is caused by turbulent blood flow within the heart. Sometimes a murmur is determined to be 'innocent' or 'physiologic', while other times the murmur is determined to be pathologic or caused by disease.
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Heart Murmur Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Surgery 1 Turbulent blood flow within the heart causes abnormal sounds called murmurs. 2  Most murmurs are functional, or physiologic, and are normal. 3  Some murmurs are due to abnormal function of the valves in the heart. heart murmur is a continuous sound that is audible with a common stethoscope, produced when blood passes through particular areas of the heart. The heart has four chambers, two atria (singular = atrium) and two ventricles separated by a skeleton of cartilage that separates each chamber.
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Heart Murmur Overview Patients with innocent murmurs have healthy, normal hearts and usually do not need treatment. Innocent heart murmurs frequently are detected in children. Innocent heart murmurs may become louder or softer when the heart rate changes from exercise, excitement, or anxiety; however, this usually is not cause for concern.
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murmur Also called heart murmur. Medicine/Medical. an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves. in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
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Heart Murmurs in Dogs ADVERTISEMENT. Murmurs are extra heart vibrations that are produced as a result of a disturbance in the blood flow -- enough, in fact, to produce audible noise. Often, the murmurs are classified according to a variety of characteristics, including their timing.
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Heart Murmurs and Valve Disease In children, abnormal heart murmurs may be caused by: 1  Congenital heart valve abnormalities. 2  Holes in the septum of the heart.
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Heart Murmur Symptoms, Causes, Treatments, and Surgery 1 Some murmurs are due to abnormal function of the valves in the heart. 2  The valves may have narrowing (stenosis) or they may leak (regurgitation). 3  Holes in the septum or wall that divides the atrium or ventricles may cause a murmur. 4  A murmur is a physical finding and not a structural problem within the heart itself. heart murmur is a continuous sound that is audible with a common stethoscope, produced when blood passes through particular areas of the heart. The heart has four chambers, two atria (singular = atrium) and two ventricles separated by a skeleton of cartilage that separates each chamber.
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Symptoms & Types Most heart murmurs are innocent: They are caused by blood flowing through healthy valves in a healthy heart and do not require treatment. However, heart murmurs can be caused by blood flowing through a damaged or overworked heart valve. Continue reading below...
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Heart Murmur If your doctor thinks your murmur may be a sign of a problem, you will have tests to check your heart. You may also be sent to a heart specialist, called a cardiologist, for more tests. An echocardiogram is a type of ultrasound test. It turns sound waves into pictures that show how well your heart is working.
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Causes and Prevention of Heart Murmurs in Dogs A heart murmur is a clinical finding that cannot be prevented in the normal sense of that term. The underlying cause of the murmur must be found for resolution to be possible. Many heart murmurs will never require medical or surgical management, even if they are very pronounced. Minor murmurs can often be managed with exercise and/or dietary change.
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tricuspid murmur seagull murmur a raucous murmur resembling the call of a seagull, frequently heard in aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation. Still's murmur a functional heart murmur of childhood, with a buzzing or vibratory tone heard in midsystole; it usually disappears by puberty.
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Heart murmur A heart murmur is a whooshing, humming or rasping sound between the heartbeat sounds. This is caused by noisy blood flow within the heart. Blood can flow abnormally through the heart for many reasons, including defective valves, congenital heart disorders and anaemia. Treatment depends on the cause, but may include surgery or antibiotics.
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Heart Murmurs in Dogs Systolic murmurs, for example, occur when the heart muscle contracts; diastolic murmurs occur when the heart muscle relaxes between beats; and continuous and to-and-fro murmurs occur throughout all or most of the cardiac cycle. Heart murmurs can occur in both dogs and cats.
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Heart Murmur Introduction and 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 hyperthyroidism.
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Heart Murmur - Topic Overview A heart murmur is an extra sound that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. Your doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your heartbeat. When you have a heart murmur, your doctor can hear an extra whooshing or swishing noise along with your heartbeat.
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Heart murmur A heart murmur is a sound caused by blood flow within the heart. Instead of ‘lub-dub’, the heartbeat may have an added sound like a hum, a whoosh or a rasp. The cause of the whooshing sound is the vibration of blood as it moves through the heart, which is normally undetectable by stethoscope.
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murmur mur·mur. n. 1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves. 2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter. 3. Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
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murmur A. A heart murmur is a sound that is created by inadequate blood flow through the heart and its large vessels, for example the aorta. Some are born with a heart murmur and further testing doesn't reveal any significant problem.This is called a physiological murmur.eart murmur Cardiology An auscultatory sound of cardiac or vascular origin, usually caused by an abnormal flow of blood in the heart due to structural defects of the valves or septum; murmurs may be benign or pathological.
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Chapter IV Arrhythmias and Select Disease Conditions Heart Murmurs. Most commonly, heart murmurs are associated with abnormalities of the heart valves. The term murmur is a general term describing an abnormal sound in the cardiac cycle. It is an audible vibration caused by such things as a faulty valve and/or abnormal flow of blood.
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