61. BabyCentre | Heart Murmurs heart murmurs. • What is a heart murmur? However, some heart murmurs canbe a sign of a heart disorder. What do heart murmurs sound like? http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/552685.html

var ACM; Site Index Features Baby Namer Search for the perfect name by sex, ethnic origin, or number of syllables! Pregnancy Calendar A daily record based on your due date. Baby Calendar Interactive Tools Sound Advice Birth Announcements Free BabyCentre Newsletter! Up-to-date parenting news Home Baby Baby Health Healthcare: baby and toddler Heart murmurs What is a heart murmur? What do heart murmurs sound like? How are they picked up? Is it serious? ... Related Topics Key: Click a word marked like this Glossary to see its meaning. What is a heart murmur? A murmur is the medical term used to describe extra sounds that blood makes as it passes through the valves and blood vessels of the heart. It can be heard through a stethoscope between normal heartbeats. Most heart murmurs are completely normal or 'innocent' and cause no symptoms. However, some heart murmurs can be a sign of a heart disorder. What do heart murmurs sound like? The sound is different from other types of normal heart sounds. Heart murmurs can make a clicking or swishing sound, but the exact type of noise varies according to the cause of the murmur. Doctors may be able to distinguish any murmurs that are abnormal. How are they picked up?

62. WSAVA 2001 - Evaluation Of Cough In Dogs With Heart Murmurs Evaluation of Cough in Dogs with heart murmurs. Clarke Atkins UnitedStates. The coughing dog commonly presents both a diagnostic http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00031.htm

Evaluation of Cough in Dogs with Heart Murmurs Clarke Atkins United States The coughing dog commonly presents both a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma to the practicing veterinarian. This is particularly true in middle-aged to aged small breed dogs, which are often afflicted with chronic respiratory disease and mitral insufficiency, each of which may result in coughing. The problem then becomes one of distinguishing the degree to which respiratory and/or cardiovascular disease are contributing to the cough. This is important because the therapies are quite different, and, in some instances, appropriate therapy for one worsens the other. The cough reflex, usually initiated by irritation of the pharynx, larynx, trachea, and larger bronchi, produces forceful expiration against a closed glottis, followed by sudden release and forced expulsion. This protective mechanism is useful in expelling foreign material, exudates, and organisms from the respiratory tract. It is also fatiguing and irritating to the patient and owner alike. However, suppression of coughing is not indicated in all instances. It is better to alleviate the underlying cause, and using cough suppressants only in a limited number of instances. For this reason, as well as to allow specific treatment and to more accurately prognosticate, a definitive diagnosis is mandatory. Causes of coughing are many, but in the population of dogs under discussion, cough most commonly results from upper airway disease, tracheobronchial collapse, chronic bronchitis of varying etiologies, pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectsis, pulmonary neoplasia, pneumonia, and mitral regurgitation (the latter, usually but not always with heart failure). In mitral regurgitation, the cause of cough is not entirely clear, but left atrial impingement on the left main bronchus and/or recurrent laryngeal nerve, edema of the respiratory mucosa, interstitial fluid pressure on airways, and excessive bronchial mucous production have all been suggested as being contributory.

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64. Exercise And Heart Murmurs:Health Topics:UI Health Care Exercise And heart murmurs. A heart murmur is an abnormal sound heard while examiningthe heart with a stethoscope. There are many types of heart murmurs. http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/sportsmedicine/spor3330.html

Health Topics Category Index Health Topics for Sports Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery UI Family Care - UI Health Care's digital library Send comments and questions to staff@uihealthcare.com University of Iowa Exercise And Heart Murmurs A heart murmur is an abnormal sound heard while examining the heart with a stethoscope. Many people with a heart murmur have normal hearts and are still able to exercise and live normal lives. There are many types of heart murmurs. They range from harmless and of no consequence to very serious heart and health problems. A heart murmur may be a symptom of one of the following: anemia a congenital heart defect a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart heart valve disease or rheumatic heart disease Symptoms related to serious heart murmurs vary. Some examples include fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, heart attack, stroke, fever, and arthritic pain in joints. If you have symptoms such as these, seek medical help. Some people with a heart murmur live their whole lives without any problems. Active lifestyles are maintained and aerobic exercise offers added benefits.

65. Heart Murmurs Heart Surgery Cardiovascular Surgery Associates of Las Vegas offers the latest advances in open heart surgery including, coronary artery bypass surgery, http://www.heartsurgery-washington.com/Heart_Murmur/heart_murmur.html

66. Heart Murmurs - Patient Queries - Irish Heart Foundation :) Ireland's Heart Heal heart murmurs. Our heart pumps blood around our body and to ensure that bloodkeeps moving in one direction, there are valves within our heart. http://www.irishheart.ie/patientqueries/murmurs.htm

IHF Home Patient Queries HEART MURMURS Our heart pumps blood around our body and to ensure that blood keeps moving in one direction, there are valves within our heart. When these valves shut (like a door) they produce a sound which is heard by the doctor as "Lub Dub". However, if the valves are narrowed or have in a hole in them and thus leak, an additional sound is heard called a murmur. This sound is produced by blood being forced across a narrowed valve or by blood leaking back through a hole in the valve. The murmur may also occur if blood moves rapidly through normal valves in patients with fast heart rates which occur in pregnancy, fever, thyrotoxicosis or anaemia. Murmurs which occur when the heart contracts are called systolic murmurs and those that occur when the heart relaxes are called diastolic murmurs. As mentioned some murmurs occur in normal hearts if the blood moves quickly. Your doctor assesses your murmur and may perform tests to work out if there is a problem with one of your heart valves. Sometimes, the murmur is innocent which means it does not signify any major heart problem. If there is a problem with one of your valves your doctor may decide that no treatment is needed or that you would benefit from drugs or some form of surgery to fix the problem.

67. Health Ency.: Symptoms: Heart Murmurs And Other Sounds Ency. home Symptoms H heart murmurs and other sounds. heart murmurs andother sounds. Ency. home Symptoms H heart murmurs and other sounds. http://www.accessatlanta.com/shared/health/adam/ency/article/003266.html

SEARCH: The Web Yellow Pages HOME AJC.COM Illustrated Health Encyclopedia Important notice Ency. home Symptoms H Heart murmurs and other sounds Overview Recovery Alternative names: Chest sounds - murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal Definition: Murmurs are blowing, whooshing, or rasping sounds produced by turbulent blood flow in or near the heart. Often, they are caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart valves. Considerations Common Causes Ency. home Symptoms H Please read this Important notice Also Check Out Subscribe to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Home Autos Classifieds ... Our Sponsors By using AccessAtlanta.com you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement . Please read it. Privacy statement Registered site users: edit your profile

68. Cardiovascular Disorders - Heart Murmurs heart murmurs. What is a heart murmur? What causes a heart murmur? heart murmursmay be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including the following http://www.musckids.com/health_library/cardiac/murmur.htm

Home About Us Departments MUSC eNurse ... Your Hospital Visit 171 Ashley Ave. Charleston, SC 29425 800-424-MUSC Print Version Cardiovascular Disorders Heart Murmurs What is a heart murmur? Murmurs are sounds made by blood circulating through the heart's chambers or valves, or through blood vessels near the heart. What causes a heart murmur? Heart murmurs may be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including the following: defective heart valves holes in the heart walls surgical repair of congenital (present at birth) heart defects fever anemia (a decrease in the red cells in the blood) What are the different types of murmurs? Your child's physician will evaluate a murmur based on several factors. Murmurs are analyzed for pitch, loudness, and duration. They also are graded according to their intensity (on a scale of one to six, with one being very faint and six being very loud). Types of murmurs include the following: systolic murmur - a heart murmur that occurs during a heart muscle contraction. Systolic murmurs are divided into ejection murmurs (due to blood flow through a narrowed vessel or irregular valve) and regurgitant murmurs. diastolic murmur - a heart murmur that occurs during heart muscle relaxation between beats. Diastolic murmurs are due to a narrowing of the mitral or tricuspid valves, or regurgitation of the aortic or pulmonary valves.

69. Cat Reference Health General. heart murmurs. A problems. Though uncommon in cats,some murmurs may progress and lead to congestive heart failure. http://www.animalnetwork.com/cats/reference/cardio1.asp

CAT FANCY Current Issue Click here for CATS USA 2003 ... Health: General Heart Murmurs A heart murmur is a heart valve problem that is common in older cats. The average cat's heart, weighing less than one-tenth of an ounce, will beat more than 350 million times during a 13-year lifetime. The heart has four chambers with valves that regulate blood flow. The major veins bringing blood to the heart are called the vena cavas. Blood first enters the heart's right atrium, then passes through the tricuspid valve and flows into the right ventricle. The right ventricle contracts and sends blood into the pulmonic artery through the pulmonic valve. Blood then goes to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated. Oxygenated blood from the pulmonic vein enters the heart's left atrium, then passes into the left ventricle via the mitral valve. When the left ventricle contracts, blood shoots out of the heart through the aorta and circulates throughout the rest of the body. The tricuspid and mitral valves regulate blood flow through the heart. In cats, deformities of these valves are the most common congenital cardiac malformations. A murmur, or squishing noise indicates blood is leaking out of the valves during heart contraction. Instead of forming a tight seal, blood escapes around the valve. By listening to the heart with a stethoscope, veterinarians can often detect valve problems. A murmur's intensity and loudness does not correlate with the severity of valve damage. Murmurs are common in older cats. Some kittens are born with murmurs and outgrow them; others have murmurs their entire lives without problems. Though uncommon in cats, some murmurs may progress and lead to congestive heart failure.

70. CM22002: Evaluation Of Heart Murmurs In Children And Adolescents CM22002 Evaluation of heart murmurs in Children and Adolescents Original releaseJune 2002 Revision date June 2002 heart murmurs. Criterial for referral. http://ce.kumc.edu/ce/conted/CM22002/descr.htm

University of Kansas Medical Center Online Continuing Education Evaluation of Heart Murmurs in Children and Adolescents Original release: June 2002 Revision date: June 2002 -by- Leone Mattioli, MD University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine Course Description This course will enable you to improve your cardiovascular assessment skills by: Reviewing basic physiologic principles of cardiac sounds and murmurs. Highlighting the importance of the history and physical examination, including cardiac auscultation, in the evaluation of children with cardiac murmurs. Allowing you to sharpen your auscultatory skills by listening to a variety of cardiac sounds and murmurs recorded on the chest of infants and children. Testing your ability to diagnose unknown problem cases. Information This course encourages active learner participation. Suggested learning activities include case studies with instructor comments and feedback, quizzes for self-evaluation, and pre- and posttests. The course is linked to multiple Web sites relevant to the topic and includes a list of references. To receive a continuing education certificate, completion of a posttest with a score of 70% or better is required. The posttest may be retaken as required for mastery.

71. Walgreens | Health Library | Question Of The Day | Heart Murmurs: Do They Cause Diseases or conditions that cause irregular or turbulent blood flow through theheart valves produce murmurs. Several types of heart disease cause murmurs. http://www.walgreens.com/library/qod/qoda120602.jhtml

Your Account Log In Help All Areas Products Drug Info General Site Q : Does a heart murmur lead to heart disease? A Many murmurs are innocent or "harmless" and need no treatment. They may result from conditions such as pregnancy or high fever. But some murmurs may be due to heart disease. Diseases or conditions that cause irregular or turbulent blood flow through the heart valves produce murmurs. Several types of heart disease cause murmurs. The distinctive sound of a murmur can help identify its cause. For example, a murmur caused by a narrowed aortic valve (aortic valve sclerosis) sounds different from a murmur caused by a leaky mitral valve (mitral valve prolapse). If you suspect you have a heart murmur, see your doctor. It's important to determine the cause. Heart murmur: Always present at birth? Return to the Top View the Question Archive Return to the Health Library Home ... Notice of Privacy Practices

72. Animal Health Trust Heart Murmurs heart murmurs. heart murmurs, What do they mean? What is a heart murmur? Aheart murmur is an abnormal noise that can be heard with a stethoscope. http://www.aht.org.uk/ts67.html

73. Cardiovascular Disorders - Heart Murmurs heart murmurs What is a heart murmur? What causes a heart murmur? heart murmursmay be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including the following http://www.chkd.org/Cardiology/murmur.asp

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74. MedicalMoment.org heart murmurs In most cases, heart murmurs do not affect the person's healthand result in some form of irregular blood flow through the heart. http://www.medicalmoment.org/monthly/02-03/cardiology/murmurs.asp

Heart murmurs Related Information: Caring for the smallest hearts Rheumatic fever Kawasaki disease Types of heart disorders in children ... Diagnosing and treating heart murmurs A heart murmur is an abnormal sound in the heart. Generally, during a routine office visit, the doctor listens to the heart using a stethoscope and can detect if a murmur is present. In most cases, heart murmurs do not affect the person's health and result in some form of irregular blood flow through the heart. Some, however, are due to underlying defects in the heart or its valves and may require treatment. Normal heart murmurs are most often detected in children ages 3 to 7 years old. Read what Jeanine Swenson, M.D., a pediatric cardiologist with Advanced Healthcare, says about diagnosing heart murmurs. Risk factors for abnormal heart murmurs include: Rheumatic fever Kawasaki disease Arteriosclerosis High blood pressure Autoimmune disease Congenital heart defects or disease Source: National Institutes of Health Specialty: All Specialties Anesthesiology Cardiology Cardio Surgery Dermatology Emergency Med.

75. MedicalMoment.org Diagnosing and treating heart murmurs http://www.medicalmoment.org/monthly/02-03/cardiology/treatingmurmurs.asp

Diagnosing and treating heart murmurs Related Information: Caring for the smallest hearts Rheumatic fever Kawasaki disease Types of heart disorders in children ... Diagnosing and treating heart murmurs Most heart murmurs require no special treatment other than leading a healthy lifestyle in general - not smoking, reducing stress, eating wisely and exercising regularly. Valvular defects can sometimes be treated medically; however, if the valve is severely diseased or defective, surgery may be recommended to replace the damaged valve(s). Valvular defects refer to abnormalities of the valves that keep blood from flowing "backwards" into the heart chambers. A defective valve may allow blood to back up in the wrong direction or it may block the passage of blood, thereby interrupting the normal flow. The production of murmurs is due to three main factors: (1) high blood flow rate through normal or abnormal orifices; (2) forward flow through a narrowed or irregular orifice into a dilated vessel or chamber; or (3) backward or regurgitant flow through an incompetent valve, septal defect, or patent ductus arteriosus (abnormal opening between the aorta and pulmonary artery). A heart murmur may have no pathological significance or may be an important clue to the presence of valvular, congenital, or other structural abnormalities of the heart. Most systolic heart murmurs do not signify cardiac disease, and many are related to physiological increases in blood flow velocity.

76. Heart Murmurs And Other Sounds heart murmurs and other sounds. Definition Murmurs Alternative Names Chestsounds murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal. Considerations Heart http://www.pennhealth.com/ency/article/003266.htm

Disease Injury Nutrition Poison ... Treatment Heart murmurs and other sounds Definition: Murmurs are blowing, whooshing, or rasping sounds produced by turbulent blood flow in or near the heart. Often, they are caused by turbulent blood flow through the heart valves. Alternative Names: Chest sounds - murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal Considerations: Heart sounds are evaluated by listening with a stethoscope ( auscultation ). They can be further evaluated with an echocardiogram to see what the exact cause of the murmur is. The heart has four chambers two upper chambers (called atria) and two lower chambers (ventricles). The heart has valves that temporarily close to permit blood flow in only one direction. The valves are located between the atria and ventricles, and between the ventricles and the major arteries from the heart. Normal heart sounds are called S1 and S2. They are the "lubb-dupp" sounds that are thought of as the heartbeat. These sounds are produced when the heart valves close. Because the heart is also divided into a "right side" and a "left side", sometimes these sounds may be somewhat divided most commonly noted is a "split S2", caused when the right and left ventricles contract at very slightly different times. This is a normal finding, but occasionally the nature of the split can indicate an abnormality such as enlargement of one of the ventricles.

77. Childrens Heart Center At St.Vincent - Heart Murmurs heart murmurs. My doctor just told me that my child has a heart murmur. Thereare several different causes for heart murmurs in children. http://www.childrensheartcenter.org/hearthealth/murmurs.html

Heart Murmurs My doctor just told me that my child has a heart murmur. What is a heart murmur? When your family doctor or pediatrician checks your child, he or she listens to the heart. The doctor may then detect an abnormal sound coming from the heart, and call it a heart murmur. There are several different causes for heart murmurs in children. Problems with heart valves or holes in the heart may cause heart murmurs. Children often have heart murmurs even without any problem with the heart. Such murmurs are called innocent murmurs. Are all murmurs dangerous? Unless the murmur is due to a significant problem with the heart, the murmur is not really dangerous. Innocent heart murmurs are never dangerous. Will my child "outgrow" the murmur? Certain murmurs do disappear as the child grows up. Innocent murmurs often disappear in older children. Murmurs due to 'holes' inside the heart may also disappear if the holes close as the child grows up. Does my child need to see a specialist?

78. Stethoscope Detects Remote Heart Murmurs In Children Stethoscope detects remote heart murmurs in children. Charlottesville, 02 July 98 Researchers at the University of Virginia have http://www.hoise.com/vmw/articles/LV-VM-08-98-20.html

Stethoscope detects remote heart murmurs in children Charlottesville , 02 July 98 Researchers at the University of Virginia have designed a stethoscope solution for tele-auscultation. Paediatric cardiologists will use the system to diagnose the heart murmurs of children in distant locations. Cardiac specialists have assessed the telemedicine stethoscope and judged the results to be very positive. The system is based on the use of ISDN lines for the sound transmission. The team has succeeded in recording the full spectrum of audible sounds from 20 to 20.000 Hz. This achievement outperforms the capacity of every currently existing sound or video capture card. The separately installed ISDN lines enable both the transfer and reception of the Dolby digital sounds. At the remote site, the assistant puts an E-scope on the child's chest and connects the device to a Cardionics Simulscope. In turn, the Simulscope is being interfaced to a Dolby Digital Encoder, in order to adapt the sounds for remote transmission. The Encoder is being linked to an Adtran ISU 128, which performs the actual transfer of the audio message over a single ISDN line. The message is being received at the site of the University of Virginia through another ISDN line by means of a second Adtran ISU 128. First, the data is introduced into a Dolby Digital Decoder to turn the information into audible sounds. The decoder connects with the University Cardionics Simulscope.

79. Heart Murmurs In Children - Keep Kids Healthy heart murmurs are a very common finding in children. Most of these are innocentheart murmurs, which are not associated with any problems in the heart. http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/heartmurmurs.html

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80. The Doctor's Lounge: Heart Murmurs List Table , Indication. Cooing Murmur, Musicalmurmur, Holosystolic Murmur, Pansystolic murmur, Innocent Murmur,...... heart murmurs. Murmur, http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/studlounge/downdirty/murmurs.htm

Home Member Search Discussion ... Contact With over 1 million users and awarded Yahoo site of the day! Start page Favorites TRANSLATE... Italian English Portugese French Spanish German Get FREE Medical Consultation! Meet the Lounge Doctors! Join the Mailing List Ask a doctor ... Membership Student Student Lounge Medical Tutorials Medical Games Discussion ... Membership Professional Discussion Specialty Medline search Guidelines search ... Membership Send TheDoctorsLounge a BIG Thank You! Back to the Student Lounge Wolf's Down and Dirty Lists Eponyms List Hallmark Findings List Murmurs List The Most Common List ... Miscellaneous HEART MURMURS Murmur Description Indication Cooing Murmur Musical murmur Holosystolic Murmur Pansystolic murmur Innocent Murmur Functional murmur without anatomic abnormality for the murmur. Musical Murmur Having a musical quality Pansystolic Murmur Occupies entire interval of systole. Regurgitant Murmur Caused by leakage of an incompetent heart valve. Hemic Murmur Flow Murmur Murmur heard, but no valvular lesions. Due to blood turbulence. Anemia Austin Flint Murmur Presystolic murmur similar to mitral stenosis, heard at cardiac apex. Caused by regurgitation from Aorta partially narrowing the mitral valve.

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