21. Heart Murmurs In Children--What Parents Should Know - August 1999 - American Aca Many healthy people have heart murmurs. About 80 percent of all children Doctors often hear heart murmurs when they check children who have a fever. http://www.aafp.org/afp/990800ap/990800f.html

Advanced Search AAFP Home Page Journals Vol. 60/No. 2 (August, 1999) Please note: This information was as current as we could make it on the date given above. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics, please visit familydoctor.org , the AAFP patient education Web site. An article on this topic is available in this issue of AFP Heart Murmurs in ChildrenWhat Parents Should Know What is a heart murmur? A heart murmur is just a noise that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. It's like the noise water makes when it flows through a hose. Many healthy people have heart murmurs. About 80 percent of all children have a heart murmur at some time. What is a "normal" heart murmur? Most heart murmurs don't mean there is anything wrong. Your doctor may call these murmurs "innocent" or "functional." "Normal" is another word to describe these murmurs. A normal murmur is just a noise caused by blood flowing through a normal heart. A normal murmur can get louder when the blood flows faster through the heart. For example, when the body's temperature goes up, the blood flows faster. Doctors often hear heart murmurs when they check children who have a fever. Many normal murmurs become hard to hear as children grow older. Some murmurs just go away.

22. BBC - Health - Ask The Doctor - Heart Murmur In A Three-year-old Dr Trisha Macnair looks at possible causes of heart murmurs in children. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

23. Blaufuss Multimedia - Heart Sounds And Cardiac Arrhythmias Heart Sounds and Murmurs CDROM translated into Spanish and Japanese editions, used in medical schools worldwide, this program is the classic http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

24. Www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2K/MB_cgi?term=Heart+Murmurs Listen To heart murmurs / Review Interactive Case StudiesTen heart sounds to listen to including a normal heart to compare sounds. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2K/MB_cgi?term=Heart Murmurs

25. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Heart Murmurs And Other Sounds Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

26. Heart Murmurs And Your Child An article addressing the diagnoses of this disorder, as well as congenital heart defects, common heart defects and their treatment. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html

KidsHealth Parents Medical Problems Although many parents fear the worst when their child is diagnosed with a heart murmur, it's important to know that this diagnosis is actually extremely common. In fact, many kids are found to have a heart murmur at some point during their lives. Most murmurs are not a cause for concern and do not affect the child's health at all. So what, exactly, is a heart murmur? By itself, the term heart murmur isn't a diagnosis of an illness or disorder; but to understand what it does mean, it's important to know how the heart works. The heart is divided into four chambers; two are on the left side of the heart and two are on the right. The blood returning from the body is pumped to the lungs where it's oxygenated, then pumped through the arteries to the rest of the body. After the oxygen has been used, the blood returns to the heart through the veins and is pumped through the lungs again. The word murmur describes a swishing sound made as the blood flows through any of the heart's chambers or valves or even through a hole within the heart. How Are Heart Murmurs Diagnosed?

27. Murmur, Heart heart murmurs may be benign (functional), or they may be pathologic. Benign or functional heart murmurs are usually identified easily because of their http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/M/heart_murmur.html

Help for sleepless parents Encyclopedia Index M murmur, heart Search murmur, heart Parents are sometimes shocked to hear the doctor say, "I hear a little heart murmur," while he examines their child. The pronouncement sounds so ominous; I don't think any parent can recieve this news with anything but some trepidation. However, it is actually rare that they have anything to fear, as the discussion of functional heart murmurs makes plain. I have included in the /EncyMaster/clopedia very brief discussions of some of the more common specific heart lesions which cause these murmurs. I enter this discussion with some trepidation, because I am not a cardiologist and there are so many different cardiac lesions possible. This discussion is intended to be very baseline type information only. I will discuss a few of the more common ones briefly in the /EncyMaster/clopedia, but I leave full discussion of them to your pediatric cardiologist. With the availability of in-office cardiac ultrasonography nowadays, when parents are referred to a pediatric cardiologist they usually leave the first visit with a definitive diagnosis and prognosis and counsel about what to expect. The discussions here are actually aimed at the idly curious or concerned friends or relatives of parents whose child has been diagnosed with a specific cardiac problem. First a word or two about the normal heart. Ordinarily, the sound of the heart is a steady "lup-dup, lup-dup, lup-dup." with a rising emphasis on the dup sound. These lup-dup sounds, with which everyone is familiar, are simply the closing thumps of the heart valves as blood is pumped in the never-ending cycle of blood flow, fill-eject-refill, through the heart. The first sound is the sound of the inflow valves that fill the ventricles closing with a thump as the main pumping stroke begins; the second sound is the sound of the main outflow valves to the aorta and pulmonary arteries snapping closed at the end of the pumping stroke. The second sound is normally split, that is the aortic and pulmonic valves can be heard closing separately, since the back pressure on the aortic (to the body) valve is considerably higher than that on the pulmonic (to the lungs) valve. So actually,it is more of a "lup - dudup" rythmn.

28. The Auscultation Assistant Audio to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and discussion of the different types of murmurs. http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm

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29. Heart Murmurs - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center Some heart murmurs are a harmless type called innocent heart murmurs. While some heart murmurs are innocent, others are a sign of a more serious heart http://www.tmc.edu/thi/murmur.html

//var DOCUMENTGROUP=''; //var DOCUMENTNAME=''; //var ACTION=''; Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Again Ranked Among Nation's Top 10 Heart Centers Click here for Heart Owner's Update This publication contains information to help you understand and live a heart-healthy lifestyle. We subscribe to the HONcode principles. Verify here. Heart Murmurs (En español) Normal heart sounds come in pairs. The 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. The second "lub-dub" is the sound of the aortic and pulmonary valves closing soon after. But if there is a problem, a murmur may be added to this normal "lub-dub." By using a stethoscope to listen to your heart, your doctor's trained ear can tell if the abnormal sound indicates turbulence. This is called a heart murmur.

30. Heart Murmurs Heart Attack Heart Failure Mitral Valve Prolapse heart murmurs Pericarditis Peripheral Vascular Disease Fat in the Blood Chest Pain http://www.umm.edu/cardiac/murmurs.htm

Heart Information Coronary Heart Disease... Stroke / Brain Attack... Cardiac Conditions... ... Section Index Related Resources Within UMM Maryland Heart Center Heart Information Heart Murmurs FOR MORE INFORMATION Maryland Heart Center The University of Maryland Heart Center is a regional referral center for the most difficult cardiac cases. What causes a heart murmur? Heart murmurs may be caused by a number of factors or events, including: defective heart valves holes in the heart walls pregnancy fever thyrotoxicosis anemia What are the types of murmurs? Types of murmurs include: diastolic murmur - occurs during heart muscle relaxation between beats. systolic murmur - occurs during heart muscle contraction and is graded by intensity (on a scale of one to six, with one being very faint and six being extremely loud). stenotic heart valve - valve cannot open completely, so blood is ejected through a smaller than normal opening. aortic or mitral regurgitation - valve may be unable to close completely, leading to regurgitation of blood back through the valve when it should be closed. innocent heart murmurs - sounds made by blood circulating through the chambers and valves of the heart or through blood vessels near the heart; sometimes referred to as "functional" or "physiologic" murmurs. Innocent murmurs are common in children and usually quite harmless and disappear when a child reaches adulthood, though some adults still have them.

31. SchoolNurse.com An article examining how a young patient should be diagnosed and observed for detection heart murmurs. Whether to tell the parents or when to record it in the medical records is discussed. http://www.schoolnurse.com/med_info/murmurs.html

Heart murmurs: Which are innocent? Many children have a heart murmur, especially during febrile illness. Most of these are "innocent", or "functional" murmurs, but some are caused by organic heart defects that are asymptomatic. When a heart murmur is detected during routine physical exam, a careful review of the child's appearance and history often provides clues about the murmur's significance. The classical innocent murmur is the vibratory systolic murmur referred to as Still's murmur. It is soft and of low frequency with a somewhat musical quality, like plucking a string or rubber band. This murmur is of short duration and occurs between the two heart sounds (mid-systole) and is often referred to as "physiologic", or "not significant." Other innocent murmurs are soft, quiet and "blowing" in character. Innocent murmurs often come and go. Also they may disappear if the child sits up or lies down. Once a murmur is discovered, (provided it's not a classical Still's murmur), observation of the child is important, along with noting vital signs. Is the color of mucous membranes and nailbeds pink or dusky (cyanotic)? Is exercise intolerance present? By history, have there been syncopal episodes or palpitations? All these findings suggest an organic murmur.

32. ► Heart Murmurs And Other Sounds A medical encycopedia article on the topic heart murmurs and other sounds. http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003266.htm

var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='530'; awmAltUrl=''; Disease Nutrition Surgery Symptoms Injury Poison Tests Special Topics ... P Q R S T U ... W X Y Z Maryland Medical Center Programs Maryland Heart Center Home Medical Reference Encyclopedia (English) Toggle English Spanish Heart murmurs and other sounds Overview Treatment 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.

33. SETON.net HEALTH. CARE. MADE SIMPLER. An article discussing heart murmurs in children with two doctors. Topics covered were some causes and treatment. http://www.goodhealth.com/gh_mag/febmar98/murmurs.html

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34. Heart Murmur In Dogs We are comfortable anesthetizing dogs with heart murmurs if clinical signs I have been reading your posted info on heart murmurs in dogs, http://www.vetinfo.com/dmurmur.html

Please note: The information on our site is for everyone to read.Please use it as often as you like. However, Ask Dr Mike is available only to subscribers of our Vetinfo Digest. Please do not send questions if you are not a subscriber. Please use the search engine or one of the indexes to see if the information you need is already online. Please see Subscriber info for details. Subscriber Info The income from the subscriptions helps defray the cost of maintaining the site and allows us to keep the large amount of information on www.vetinfo .com free to our readers. Heart Murmur in Dogs Heart murmur in puppy Heart murmur Heart murmur Heart murmur and anesthesia ... Heart murmur and dental problems also see Heart disease also see Heartworm Disease also see Heartworm Treatment also see Cardiomyopathy also see Respiration also see mast cell tumors Heart murmur in puppy Question: Hello Dr. Richards: Once more, I find it a great resource to have this internet service from you. The reason I'm writing concerns an 8 week old OES puppy that the vet feels may have a heart murmur and has suggested a number of possible options including submitting the pup to an EKG, all of which represent

35. Heart Murmur In Cats Cats have heart murmurs for many reasons. There is even a described cardiomyopathy in cats, which is the most common cause of heart murmurs and http://www.vetinfo.com/cmurmur.html

Please note: The information on our site is for everyone to read. Please use it as often as you like. However, Ask Dr Mike is available only to subscribers of our Vetinfo Digest. Please do not send questions if you are not a subscriber. Please use the search engine or one of the indexes to see if the information you need is already online. Please see Subscriber info for details. Subscriber Info The income from the subscriptions helps defray the cost of maintaining the site and allows us to keep the large amount of information on www.vetinfo.com free to our readers. Cardiovascular Disorders of Cats - Heart Murmur Heart murmur in Devon Rex Heart murmur in bengal kitten Heart murmur Heart murmur also see Heart Disease also see Cardiomyopathy also see Heartworms in Cats Heart Murmur in Devon Rex Question: Hello Dr. Mike, I feel almost in desperate need for someadvice. I just got a new kitten, and he's a devon rex named Larry. He's only about 15 weeks old and was just diagnosed by his vet as having a heart murmur. The vet wasn't sure how serious it was because he didn't know very

36. Heart Murmurs Penn State Children s Hospital provides world class care and services to patients. http://www.hmc.psu.edu/childrens/healthinfo/h/heartmurmurs.htm

37. Heart Murmurs Detailed information on heart murmurs, including causes and types. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_cardiac/murmur.cfm

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38. Heart Murmurs Detailed information on heart murmurs, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_cardiac/murmurs.cfm

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39. HEART MURMURS- A Patient's Guide Medic8 Family Health Guide your trusted source for health information online. More than 500 health-related articles written by qualified health http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/heartmurmurs.html

"Medic8.com - Your trusted source for health information online" Family Health Cosmetic Surgery Medical Dictionary Medical Insurance ... Help HEALTH GUIDE Family Health Cosmetic Surgery Health Insurance Women's Health ... Medical Dictionary TELL A FRIEND Tell A Friend About This Page TOPICS/THEMES Allergies Alternative Health Arthritis Asthma ... Women's Health MISCELLANEOUS Interactive Tutorials Health Products Medical News Medic8 Search ... About Medic8 HEART MURMURS- a patient's guide Dr Tracey Lambert What is a heart murmur? When your doctor listens to your heart with her stethoscope, she is listening for the normal 'lub dub' sound made with each heartbeat. (These are called the first and second heart sounds.) A heart murmur is an additional sound that is heard with the stethoscope, something like a 'whooshing' noise. It may occur at different times during the 'lub dub' cycle, e.g. between the two sounds (lub whoosh dub), after the second heart sound (lub dub whoosh) or throughout the sounds of the heart beating. Are there different types of heart murmur?

40. Cardiovascular Disorders - Heart Murmurs heart murmurs may be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including the following Not all heart murmurs are symptoms of heart disease. http://uuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/pediatric/cardiac/murmur.htm

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.

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