Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that health care professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by your heart valves opening and closing as ...

Sometimes, a murmur sounds like a humming sound, which can be faint or loud. It might be temporary or persistent. Heart murmurs may be present at birth or develop later in life during pregnancy, ...

Is a childhood heart murmur something to worry about? Not necessarily, says Dr. Angelo S. Milazzo, a pediatric cardiologist and medical director of Duke Children's Consultative Services of Raleigh. A ...

How often does a child, when at the pediatrician's office for a checkup, find the stethoscope an object of fascination? The doctor explains to the child that the instrument is used to listen for the ...

The word murmur is used to describe the noise made by the blood as it flows through the hearts and big vessels leading in and out of the heart. Doctors often hear murmurs when they listen to a child's ...

Blood flows through the heart and generates noises known as heart sounds. These noises occur due to heart valves opening and closing as the heart pumps blood. A doctor can gain valuable information by ...

A heart murmur is a whooshing or rasping sound between heartbeats. It’s often harmless, but it can signal a heart problem. Innocent murmurs are caused by normal blood flow and may occur with pregnancy ...

Detecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope. Sometimes, a murmur sounds like a humming sound, which can be faint or loud. It ...