61. Heart Murmur(Ages 3 To 8) My doctor tells me my child has a normal heart murmur. What does this mean? Mostof the time, these are normal noises called innocent heart murmurs. http://www.parentcenter.com/refcap/health/ills&inj/atoz/2181.html

Search Home Health A-to-Z Guide A-to-Z Guide Heart murmur Ages 3 to 8 by Elizabeth Haiken and Leah Ingram Approved by the ParentCenter Medical Advisory Board What's below: My doctor tells me my child has a "normal heart murmur." What does this mean? What if it's something serious? My child's heart seems to be beating awfully fast sometimes. Is this normal? Should I worry if my child's heart seems to pound or skip a beat every so often? My doctor tells me my child has a "normal heart murmur." What does this mean? A heart murmur is a faint gurgling sound caused by blood moving through the chambers in the heart. Most of the time, these are normal noises called "innocent" heart murmurs. Up to 40 percent of young children have them. Some parents become quite anxious when they hear their child's heart might have a problem and begin to treat the child as an invalid. They pass their anxiety on to the child, who begins to think of herself as weak and vulnerable. Psychologists call this problem "vulnerable child syndrome." But a murmur does not mean that your child has a weak heart or any other health problems. It should become less audible as her body develops and her chest wall thickens, and it will probably disappear altogether as she gets bigger, although some people have innocent murmurs that continue throughout their lives. In very rare cases, a murmur can signal a problem such as a malfunctioning valve or a hole between the two chambers of the heart.

62. Heart Murmur(Age 2) My doctor tells me my toddler has a normal heart murmur. What does this mean? Mostof the time, these are normal noises called innocent heart murmurs. http://www.parentcenter.com/refcap/health/ills&inj/atoz/2176.html

Search Home Health A-to-Z Guide A-to-Z Guide Heart murmur Age 2 by Elizabeth Haiken and Leah Ingram Approved by the ParentCenter Medical Advisory Board What's below: My doctor tells me my toddler has a "normal heart murmur." What does this mean? What if it's something serious? My child's heart seems to be beating awfully fast sometimes. Is this normal? Should I worry if my child's heart seems to pound or skip a beat every so often? My doctor tells me my toddler has a "normal heart murmur." What does this mean? A heart murmur is a faint gurgling sound caused by blood moving through the chambers in the heart. Most of the time, these are normal noises called "innocent" heart murmurs. Up to 40 percent of young children have them. Some parents become quite anxious when they hear their child's heart might have a problem and begin to treat the toddler as an invalid. They pass their anxiety on to the child, who begins to think of herself as weak and vulnerable. Psychologists call this problem "vulnerable child syndrome." But a murmur does not mean that your toddler has a weak heart or any other health problems. It should become less audible as her body develops and her chest wall thickens, and it will probably disappear altogether as she gets bigger, although some people have innocent murmurs that continue throughout their lives. In very rare cases, a murmur can signal a problem such as a malfunctioning valve or a hole between the two chambers of the heart.

63. Heart Murmurs, UPMC | University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, U A comprehensive resource describing the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatmentof heart murmurs from the health care experts at the University of http://heartdisease.upmc.com/HeartMurmurs/

Home Heart Murmurs A heart murmur is an abnormal sound made by turbulent blood flow in the heart. Some adults and many children have incidental heart murmurs that are harmless. However, some heart murmurs can signal an underlying heart problem. Read more Overview Diagnosis Treatment Options ... Contact UPMC Supplemental content provided by HealthGate Data Corp Terms and Conditions

64. Heart Murmur Heart Murmur (Systolic Murmur). How long do heart murmurs last? Innocentmurmurs can lessen over time and in some cases disappear altogether. http://www.irishhealth.com/?level=4&con=44

65. Heart Murmur: Health Topics: UI Health Care heart. The sounds are heard with a stethoscope. heart murmurs are noisescreated by Many children have innocent heart murmurs. They http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/symptoms/symp3213.html

Health Topics Category Index Health Topics for Symptoms Carver College of Medicine UI Hospitals and Clinics ... Services in Your Community - UI Health Care's digital library Read this month's health-e-newsletter Send comments and questions to staff@uihealthcare.com University of Iowa Heart Murmur The heart makes sounds as it pumps blood to the lungs and body. A murmur is an extra "whooshing" sound as blood flows through the chambers and valves of the heart. The sounds are heard with a stethoscope. Heart Murmurs are noises created by: narrowed heart valves failure of the heart valves to close completely or backflow through an opening in the inner wall of the heart Many children have "innocent" heart murmurs. They occur in infants and children during a fever or physical activity. This type of murmur usually goes away by the time the child is an adolescent. Heart Murmurs may be caused by: congenital defects such as holes in the heart or acquired defects such as those resulting from rheumatic heart disease any high blood flow condition such as an over-active thyroid anemia infection of the lining or other areas of the heart and heart failure The presence of a murmur does not always mean that the heart is unhealthy. Most heart murmurs are harmless and require no medical care. When heart murmurs signal the presence of disease or a structural abnormality in the heart, medical care or surgery may be needed.

66. Exercise And Heart Murmurs: Health Topics: UI Health Care Exercise And heart murmurs. A heart murmur is an abnormal sound heard while examiningthe heart with a stethoscope. There are many types of heart murmurs. http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/sportsmedicine/spor3330.html

Health Topics Category Index Health Topics for Sports Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery UI Family Care - UI Health Care's digital library Read this month's health-e-newsletter Send comments and questions to staff@uihealthcare.com University of Iowa Exercise And Heart Murmurs A heart murmur is an abnormal sound heard while examining the heart with a stethoscope. Many people with a heart murmur have normal hearts and are still able to exercise and live normal lives. There are many types of heart murmurs. They range from harmless and of no consequence to very serious heart and health problems. A heart murmur may be a symptom of one of the following: anemia a congenital heart defect a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart heart valve disease or rheumatic heart disease Symptoms related to serious heart murmurs vary. Some examples include fatigue, pale complexion, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, heart attack, stroke, fever, and arthritic pain in joints. If you have symptoms such as these, seek medical help. Some people with a heart murmur live their whole lives without any problems. Active lifestyles are maintained and aerobic exercise offers added benefits.

67. Heart Murmur Quiz Heart Murmur Quiz, How much do you know about heart murmurs? heart murmurs are quitecommon and often harmless. True False. Pregnancy can cause a heart murmur. http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/16/98510

WebMD Today Home WebMD News Center Member Services WebMD University My WebMD Find a Physician Medical Info Check Symptoms Medical Library Quizzes, Calculators Clinical Trials ... Women, Men, Lifestyle Who We Are About WebMD Site Map Heart Murmur Quiz How much do you know about heart murmurs? Heart murmurs are quite common and often harmless. True False A heart murmur in adults can be a symptom of heart valve disease. True False Heart murmurs are always present at birth, although they might not be detected until later. True False Pregnancy can cause a heart murmur. True False Although heart murmur is not an infectious condition, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics. True False Medscape for Physicians Medscape for Healthcare Professionals Corporate Contact Us ... WebMD

68. Heart Murmurs heart murmurs. broader Heart Valve Diseases; Signs and Symptoms. It includes manylive audio files of heart murmurs and breath sounds for educational use. http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/C0018808L0018808.html

low graphics Heart Murmurs broader: Heart Valve Diseases Signs and Symptoms other: Eye Manifestations Fatigue Heart Auscultation Heart Sounds ... Auscultation assistant This Web page was designed to help second year medical students learn about normal and abnormal heart sounds, designed by a fourth year medical student at UCLA, and produced by the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles. It includes many live audio files of heart murmurs and breath sounds for educational use. A computer is needed with a sound card and speakers to use this site. Teaching Materials Respiratory System Respiratory Sounds Respiration Disorders ... Audiovisual Aids Last modified: 27 May 2004

69. HEART MURMURS - Meaning And Definition Of The Word Search Dictionary heart murmurs Dictionary Entry and Meaning. Definition Heartmurmurs are heart sounds that are heard by auscultation of the chest. http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/heart murmurs

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary ... Medical Dictionary Search Dictionary: HEART MURMURS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning Matching Terms: heart murmur Biology Dictionary Definition: Heart murmurs are heart sounds that are heard by auscultation of the chest. Some believe that turbulence of blood flow accounts for the formation of murmurs, others believe that vortex formation being the cause. Nonetheless, everybody seem to agree that they are associated with either abnormal valves (regurgitation or stenosis) or abnormal blood flow (hyperdynamic circulation producing functional murmur). A murmur is characterized by the following: the location where it is heard loudest: e.g. left sternal border, pulmonic area, aortic area; the timing of the cardiac cycle when the murmur is present: systolic ejection murmur (pansystolic), diastolic filling murmur, systolic regurgitant murmur, diastolic regurgitant murmur; the intensity of the murmur: ranges from grade I indicating a murmur not readily audible to Grad VI indicating a murmur audible with the stethoscope removed from the chest; radiation: the area along the surface of the chest where the murmur continues to be audible.

70. Suggested Management Of Incidental Heart Murmurs Information for Professionals. Suggested management of incidental heart murmurs.Protocol for patients found to have a murmur prior to elective surgery. http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/clinserv/anaesthetics/professionals/06incidental.html

Anaesthesia Homepage Information for Families Information for Kids Information for Professionals ... Children Nationwide Pain Research Centre Information for Professionals Suggested management of incidental heart murmurs Protocol for patients found to have a murmur prior to elective surgery The vast majority of children found to have a murmur pre-operatively have an innocent murmur. These innocent murmurs are characterised by being soft, early systolic murmurs with no thrill or abnormal cardiac impulses and are not associated with cardiac signs or symptoms. If a child is found to have a murmur prior to elective surgery a history and cardiac examination should be performed and an ECG done. In the presence of a murmur an echocardiogram and cardiac opinion is indicated prior to surgery if: The child is younger than a year The murmur fits pathological criteria There are cardiac signs or symptoms Evidence of LVH or RVH (see following tables) Criteria for pathological murmurs All diastolic murmurs All pansystolic Late systolic Very loud murmurs Continuous murmurs (other than a venous hum) Associated with cardiac signs or symptoms Diagnostic Tables (Davignan et al, 1979)

71. Heart Disease & Heart Attack Forum - Heart Murmur Information Some common causes of heart murmurs include A heart valve abnormality — Theheart has four valves the aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonary valves. http://ehealthforum.com/health/subject35_266762_what.html

medical questions health forums become a member log in ... homepage Welcome to our newest member: StarPrincess Welcome! Health Forum is an online community for health questions. Although anyone can view forum messages, only registered members are allowed to post messages. If this is your first time, please take a moment to register so you can start interacting with others. There is no fee. login: password: Heart Murmur : Information Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information Heart Murmur: • Diagnosis • Duration • Additional Info • Prevention ... • Ask a Question A heart murmur is an abnormal sound made by turbulent blood flow within the heart. Some common causes of heart murmurs include: A heart valve abnormality Mitral valve prolapse Congenital heart problems Endocarditis Pericarditis — Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium (the saclike membrane that encloses the heart). It can be caused by an infection, by severe kidney disease, by a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or by several other disorders. Pericarditis typically produces a pericardial friction rub, a characteristic grating, "leathery" murmur. Cardiac myxoma About 10 percent of adults and 30 percent of children (most often between ages 3 and 7) have a harmless, or innocent, murmur that is produced by a normal heart. This innocent murmur can become more apparent if someone is being examined when he or she is anxious, has a low blood count, has just finished exercising or has a fever.

72. Cardiovascular Disorders - Heart Murmurs heart murmurs What is a heart murmur? What causes a heart murmur? heart murmursmay be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including the following http://www.chkd.org/Cardiology/murmur.asp

More Health Information Adolescent Medicine Allergy/Immunology Anesthesiology Arthritis Burns Cardiology Craniofacial Dental Medicine Dermatology Developmental Peds Diabetes Digestive Ear, Nose, Throat Genetics Gastroenterology Growth Hematology High Risk Newborn High Risk Pregnancy Infectious Disease Mental Health Neonatology Nephrology Neurology Normal Newborn Normal Pregnancy Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otolaryngology Pediatric Intensive Care Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Physical Medicine Plastic Surgery Respiratory/Pulmonology Rheumatology Safety Surgery Terminal Transplant Urology Site Search For a doctor who specializes in this topic, click here. 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?

73. Your Health - Heart Murmur Some adults and many children have incidental heart murmurs that are harmless (benign).However, some heart murmurs can signal an underlying heart problem. http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/yourhealth/healthgate/getcontent.asp?URLhealthga

74. Murmur heart murmurs can be caused by congenital abnormalities (that is, abnormalitiespresent at birth). What can be done to help prevent heart murmurs? http://www.temple.edu/heart/html/murmur.html

To reach staff, make an appointment, get a referral. Clinical trials and studies currently underway. Our resources will direct you to related sites. Information About Common Heart Diseases Heart Murmur What is a heart murmur? A heart murmur is an extra or abnormal sound produced by the heart and heard with the stethoscope. How does it occur? In most cases the abnormal sound is the result of noisy or turbulent blood flow in the heart. The turbulence may be caused by the shape of the heart or by abnormalities of specific heart structures, such as the valves or the heart walls. Heart murmurs can be caused by congenital abnormalities (that is, abnormalities present at birth). Murmurs can result from heart infections when a person has rheumatic fever from streptococcal infections, such as strep throat; however, this occurs less often now than in the past. Some murmurs do arise from heart muscle damage resulting from coronary artery disease or hypertension. How are murmurs classified?

75. Continuity Clinic Notebook: Heart Murmurs: When To Refer 3. Cardiopulmonary. heart murmurs When to Refer. It is always difficult to decidewhether to tell parents about normal heart murmurs. Reasons to tell parents http://www.mcg.edu/pediatrics/CCNotebook/chapter2/heartmurmurs.htm

Medical College of Georgia Department of Pediatrics A-Z Index MCG Home Continuity Clinic Notebook: Chapter II. The Evaluation of the Sick Child Chapter 2 Index A. Evaluation by system: 1. General 2. HEENT 3. Cardiopulmonary Heart Murmurs: When to Refer Introduction: It is frequently difficult to decide when to get a consultation from a pediatric cardiologist. Depending on the confidence of the physician, some practicing pediatricians refer all murmurs while others refer only a few children. In residency it is important to become proficient in evaluating murmurs so that you can be fairly confident of what to do. Clearcut Indications for Referral to the Pediatric Cardiologist: Any child with signs of heart failure, cyanosis, tachypnea, significant murmurs, questionable PEs in the nursery. All children with Down syndrome, chromosomal abnormalities, multiple anomalies. Any child in whom you diagnose an arrhythmia, Kawasaki, collagen vascular disease (r/o myocarditis or pericarditis). Any child with a persistent murmur that sounds organic.

76. Heart Info-Hearing Heart Murmurs Now Playing Hearing heart murmurs. Date Posted 5/1/2002, Videos Blood Test ForHeart Exam. Hearing heart murmurs. Cooling Heart Patients. Hand Held Heart Exam. http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/video/1899/main.html

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77. Murmur, Heart murmur, heart. However, it is actually rare that they have anything tofear, as the discussion of functional heart murmurs makes plain. 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.

78. Heart Murmurs Health Search Engine, heart murmurs, heart murmurs. Site Map Privacy Contact Advertise Health Directory Copyright 20002004. The New Health Directory. http://www.thenewhealthfind.com/health/heart murmurs

heart murmurs Murmurs rank:       Directory   Home: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease: Murmurs (30) See Also: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease: Valvular Functional Heart Murmur - A brief discussion on this topic. Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah - Includes an explanation of how heart valves work, and audio files with the sounds of common heart valve murmurs . Children's Heart Institute - Among some of the topics discussed are, causes of innocent and non-innocent murmurs and physical signs present. Audio to experience the different sounds. The Pediatric Bulletin - Details on characteristics of murmurs , supraclavicular systolic murmurs Cardiovascular Disorders rank:       Directory   Home: Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders (16) Kawasaki Disease (4) See Also: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders Health: Medicine: Medical Specialties: Cardiology Health: Medicine: Surgery: Cardiothoracic Rush Children's Heart Center - Provides tutorials about cardiac disorders, diagnostic tests and the normal

79. Causes Of Heart Murmurs Health Search Engine, Causes Of heart murmurs, Causes Of heart murmurs. SiteMap Privacy Contact Advertise Health Directory Copyright 20002004. http://www.thenewhealthfind.com/health/Causes Of Heart Murmurs

Causes Of Heart Murmurs Murmurs rank:       Directory   Home: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease: Murmurs (30) See Also: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders: Heart Disease: Valvular Functional Heart Murmur - A brief discussion on this topic. Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah - Includes an explanation of how heart valves work, and audio files with the sounds of common heart valve murmurs . Children's Heart Institute - Among some of the topics discussed are, causes of innocent and non-innocent murmurs and physical signs present. Audio to experience the different sounds. The Pediatric Bulletin - Details on characteristics of murmurs , supraclavicular systolic murmurs Cardiovascular Disorders rank:       Directory   Home: Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders (16) Kawasaki Disease (4) See Also: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Cardiovascular Disorders Health: Medicine: Medical Specialties: Cardiology Health: Medicine: Surgery: Cardiothoracic Rush Children's Heart Center - Provides tutorials about cardiac disorders, diagnostic tests and the normal

80. VetMedCenter - Consumer - Article Details heart murmurs. Understanding Your Pet s Medical Diagnosis What are heart murmurs?heart murmurs are vibrations caused by disturbed blood flow through the heart. http://consumer.vetmedcenter.com/consumer/display.asp?fn=P-MR-M-Ca_5-murmurheart

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