February is American Heart Month. Sister Bay’s David Lienau wasn’t even aware that his heart health was in jeopardy. But ...

A heart murmur is an abnormal sound your heart makes when it beats, often sounding like a whooshing or swishing noise. You ...

it is called a heart murmur. Sometimes, heart murmurs are harmless, but they can also be associated with dangerous heart defects. Here's what you need to know. A heart murmur is often innocent ...

February is Heart Month, an effort to raise awareness of heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women.

Still’s murmur (a.k.a. “innocent murmur” or ... and the lack of cardiovascular symptoms (dyspnea, congestive heart failure).

Christopher Gergely, 42, was surprised to learn he had a heart murmur during a preoperative doctor’s visit for a carpal ...

A murmur is either systolic, diastolic or continuous throughout systole and diastole. Remember: Systole occurs between the S1 and S2 heart sounds, while diastole occurs between S2 and S1.

What is a heart murmur? A heart murmur doesn’t feel like a fluttering in your chest. In fact, you can’t feel it all—a stethoscope is the only way to detect one because a heart murmur is an ...