THE Graham-Steell murmur was originally described in 1888. ¶ Since that time little factual information has been accumulated concerning this bruit. A search of the American literature during the past ...

A heart murmur is an unusual sound heard between heartbeats. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have a heart condition, but it often requires further evaluation. During a checkup, your doctor will listen ...

The cause of this murmur has been the subject of much speculation. A glance at the various explanations 9–20 and comments regarding the Flint murmur (Table 1) demonstrates that the etiology remains ...

All right-sided murmurs increase with inspiration (Carvallo sign). Many left-sided murmurs decrease with inspiration, but they may be very difficult to hear. Therefore, respiratory variation can help ...

Does having a heart murmur mean you have a heart problem and need heart surgery? That’s not always necessarily true. But picking up a murmur on physical exam can, in certain circumstances, literally ...

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 ...

Cardiologists failed to identify more than half of basic and about 35 percent of advanced pre-recorded murmurs, but skills improved after a 90 minute training session, according to new research.

Two years ago, Dr. Michael Barrett had a cool idea for taking his Temple University medical school classes into the high-tech future—or so he thought. He'd been teaching students to recognize the ...

How does the murmur of mild aortic regurgitation differ from that of severe aortic regurgitation? How can you distinguish the murmur of aortic stenosis from that of hypertrophic obstructive ...

Changes in a murmur with respiration (inhalation) can help distinguish a right-sided murmur from its corresponding left-sided murmur. All right-sided murmurs increase with inspiration (Carvallo sign).

In a move sure to end up on House, a cardiologist from Temple University has shown that listening to heart sounds on an iPod significantly improves a person's ability to diagnose abnormal heart sounds ...