ALTHOUGH Fauvel, 1 in 1843, attributed the apical presystolic murmur to stenosis of the mitral valve, Duroziez's 2 description — "ffout-tata-rou" — in 1862 has been considered as the classic ...

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 ...

BECAUSE of the great interest currently demonstrated in the surgical correction of mitral stenosis, it has become essential for the clinician to be able to diagnose this condition with the greatest ...

When it comes to heart function, anything that deviates from normal behavior is cause for concern, especially if you’re at risk of heart disease. One of the most common "abnormal" behaviors is a heart ...

A heart murmur can sound scary—literally. A Keck Medicine of USC cardiologist explains why it might not be as scary as you think. As Oana Maria Penciu, MD, a cardiologist with the USC Cardiac and ...

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, ...