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 ...

The basic premise of the stethoscope has been around for centuries, largely unchanged. Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via ...

April 8, 2005 -- Heart murmur intensity may be graded using heart sounds as an internal reference, according to the results of a single-blind, controlled trial published in the April issue of the ...

When a doctor listens to someone's heartbeat, they typically hear a characteristic sound: "lub-dub, lub-dub." In some people, though, this two-tone heartbeat is accompanied by whooshing or rasping ...

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

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, ...

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

Heart murmurs can be present at birth or develop later in life. Some heart murmurs, called innocent hurt murmurs, are harmless. An innocent heart murmur is not a sign of heart disease and doesn’t need ...

Q-Though, at age 78, I have never been told before that I had a murmur of the heart, my physician has now discovered one. He has been very careful in examining me and taking all types of tests, ...