When a doctor listens to the heart of a person with a heart murmur, they may hear a whooshing, swishing, humming, or rasping sound. This is due to rapid, turbulent blood flow through the heart.

“Lub-dub…lub-dub…lub-dub…” That’s the sound a healthy heart makes as its valves close after each pump. Your doctor wants to ...

An S4 heart sound cannot be present during atrial fibrillation (atrial kick is required). An S3 heart sound cannot be present in the setting of severe mitral stenosis. An S3 heart sound can be present ...

What are the three causes of holosystolic murmurs? The three main causes of holosystolic murmurs are mitral valve regurgitation, tricuspid valve regurgitation, and a ventricular septal defect. On rare ...