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  2. Heart murmur - Wikipedia

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    It is a diastolic murmur heard over the mid-precordium. [16] Continuous and Combined Systolic/Diastolic. Patent ductus arteriosus may present as a continuous murmur radiating to the back. Severe coarctation of the aorta can present with a continuous murmur. One may hear the systolic component at the left infraclavicular region and the back.

  3. Korotkoff sounds - Wikipedia

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    Phase V: The point at which all sounds finally disappear completely is the diastolic pressure. The second and third Korotkoff sounds have no known clinical significance. [8] In some patients, sounds may disappear altogether for a short time between Phase II and III, which is referred to as auscultatory gap.

  4. Heart sounds - Wikipedia

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    Heart murmurs are produced as a result of turbulent flow of blood strong enough to produce audible noise. They are usually heard as a whooshing sound. The term murmur only refers to a sound believed to originate within blood flow through or near the heart; rapid blood velocity is necessary to produce a murmur.

  5. Heart Month: Mayo Clinic Health System cardiologist advises ...

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    A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope. Sometimes, a murmur sounds like a humming sound, which can be faint or loud. It might be temporary or persistent.

  6. Systolic heart murmur - Wikipedia

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    Systolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during systole, [1] [2] [3] i.e. they begin and end between S1 and S2. Many involve stenosis of the semilunar valves or regurgitation of the atrioventricular valves .

  7. Diastolic heart murmur - Wikipedia

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    Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole, [1] [2] [3] i.e. they start at or after S2 and end before or at S1. Many involve stenosis of the atrioventricular valves or regurgitation of the semilunar valves .

  8. Continuous murmurs - Wikipedia

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    Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds. Heart murmurs are most frequently organized by timing, into systolic heart murmurs and diastolic heart murmurs. However, continuous murmurs can not be directly placed into either category. [1] These murmurs are due to blood flow from a high pressure chamber or vessel to a lower pressure system.

  9. List of cardiology mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    Anticoagulants: To prevent embolization.. Beta blockers: To block the effects of certain hormones on the heart to slow the heart rate.. Calcium Channel Blockers: Help slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).