Heart murmurs are often harmless, especially in children, but some can indicate serious issues. Doctors assess murmurs by ...

When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they're a clinician.

Heart murmurs can sometimes be harmless, or they might need to be addressed if they're caused by a heart condition. Here's ...

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, ...

How to spot the symptoms of heart murmurs in children Up to 76 percent of children will have a heart murmur at some point in their lives, but it can be difficult to spot the symptoms. Children's ...

A heart murmur can be benign or potentially the sign of a more serious problem. Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that health care professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — 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 ...