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| | Heart Murmurs, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
 | | Murmurs which are due to a structural problem of the heart (such as a hole in the heart, a narrowed heart valve or a leaky heart valve). | | | Occasionally, it can be difficult to characterize a heart murmur on the basis of a physical examination and electrocardiogram. | | | Even if your child has been diagnosed with a heart murmur that is due to a structural problem of the heart, this does not necessarily mean that your child will require heart surgery. |
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http://cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/signs/murmurs.htm
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| | Bay Area Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club |
| | Murmurs are graded in severity from 1 to 6, with 1 being the softest murmur that can be heard and 6 being loud enough that it's evident before the stethoscope even touches the chest. | | | Murmurs graded at 4 to 6 can often be felt if the hand is placed at the right spot on the chest. | | | A systolic murmur is usually the first hint of puimonic stenosis, a diagnosis that is confirmed with chest X rays and an electrocardiogram. |
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| | Heart Murmurs and Your Child |
| | If your child's doctor suspects something other than an innocent heart murmur, he or she will refer your child to a pediatric cardiologist, who may order or perform additional tests such as a chest X-ray, an EKG (an electrocardiogram), or an echocardiogram. | | | Because of the common misconception that all heart murmurs are serious, it's important for parents to understand which type of murmur their child has and if it needs further evaluation. | | | In fact, many kids are found to have a heart murmur at some point during their lives. |
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http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html
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| | Heart Transplant - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center |
| | The need for a heart transplant can be traced to one of many heart problems, each of which causes damage to the heart muscle. | | | As the heart problem gets worse, the heart grows weaker and is less able to pump oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. | | | You must then have a complete evaluation to find out how severe your condition is and whether other therapies may help you. |
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| | Heart Murmur aHealthyAdvantage |
| | It can also be called "functional" or "physiologic." Innocent heart murmurs are usually very faint, intermittent, and occur in a small area of the chest. | | | Those which occur during relaxation of the heart between beats are called diastolic murmurs. | | | If the murmur sounds suspicious, the physician may order a chest x ray, an electrocardiogram, and an echocardiogram. |
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http://www.ahealthyadvantage.com/topic/heartmurmur
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| | Adult Health Advisor 2005.2: Heart Murmur |
| | A heart murmur is usually detected when your health care provider listens to your heart through a stethoscope. | | | A heart murmur does not always mean that there is something wrong with the heart. | | | If the murmur is caused by a valve problem, you may need surgery. |
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http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_htmurmur_car.htm
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| | Heart Murmur. How Diagnosed, NHLBI DCI |
| | Echocardiogram, a test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to allow doctors to view your heart as it pumps and relaxes. | | | Diastolic--heard when the heart is relaxing and filling with blood. | | | A chest x-ray takes a picture of your heart and lungs. |
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http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/heartmurmur/hmurmur_diagnosis.html
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| | Heart murmur and other concerns (0-12 months) |
| | But a murmur does not mean that your baby has a weak heart or any other health problems. | | | Treatment for pediatric heart problems may include medication to control the heart's rhythm or surgery to correct a structural defect. | | | At your regular checkups, your pediatrician will check your child's pulse and blood pressure and listen very carefully to his heart with a stethoscope to try to determine if the irregularity is "normal" or one that might indicate a problem. |
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| | Parents are sometimes shocked to hear the doctor say, "I hear a little heart murmur," while he examines their child. | | | The fundamental cause of any heart murmur is turbulent blood flow. | | | When blood is rushing into the heart as it relaxes to fill we say it is in diastole (die-AS-toe-lee). |
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http://www.sleeptight.com/EncyMaster/M/heart_murmur.html
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| | Heart Murmur |
| | A small opening in the heart may close on its own or become inaudible, as the chest grows bigger. | | | May include medical management or surgery of a not-innocent heart murmur. | | | It is important to check with the physician before having any dental care or surgery done as prophylactic antibiotics may be needed. |
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| | Heart Murmur Introduction & Symptoms |
| | A heart murmur is an extra sound, such as a whooshing, in the heartbeat caused by irregular blood flow through the heart valves. | | | On further examination, your doctor may find that the heart murmur is innocent. | | | With thorough examination and proper tests, your doctor should be able to tell what causes your heart murmur. |
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| | Children's Heart Institute Heart Murmur Plan of Action Flow Chart |
| | However, this chart is intended to increase your awareness about heart murmurs, and should not be used as a substitute for a doctor's care. | | | If you have been told that your child has a heart murmur, follow this flow chart to help you determine whether your child needs to see a pediatric cardiologist. | | | If the answer to all of these questions was no, you are very much assured that your child has an innocent heart murmur. |
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http://www.childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/murmur/planactn.htm
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| | Heart Murmur |
| | However, the murmur may after few years be no longer audible as the chest wall gets thicker and the heart rate slows down. | | | Some tests may be done to confirm the fact that there is no heart disease such as an electrocardiogram (ECG), chest x-ray or an echocardiogram. | | | Many conditions, all within normal limits, may cause the blood to flow with turbulence leading to a heart murmur on auscultation. |
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| | A heart murmur occurs when there is turbulence to the normal flow of blood through the chambers of the heart, and is usually due to a problem in a heart valve. | | | However, most conditions that result in heart failure occur as a result of a markedly weakened left or right ventricle, or both. | | | Heartsease (wild pansy) is another heart tonic herb mentioned by Levy and Stein, but no one on Holisticat has used this on their HCM cat.. |
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| | Heart Murmur Sources Available Through Heartyhealthy.com |
| | Congestive heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's organs. | | | Heart Healthy Cook book is Doctor recommended and presents all the information you need in to change your eating habits. |
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| | Heart Murmurs in Children: What Parents Should Know -- familydoctor.org |
| | Heart murmurs usually don't mean there is anything wrong with your child's heart. | | | A heart murmur is a noise that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. | | | These noises are commonly heard in children because their hearts are very close to their chest walls. |
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| | Heart Murmur in Dogs |
| | Stephen- It can be very hard to determine if a heart murmur is present when listening to the chest of an excited dog. | | | I am more willing than your vet to operate on dogs (even puppies) with heart murmurs as long as I feel that their physical condition is satisfactory overall. | | | Knowing what is causing the murmur and how much change there is in cardiovascular function due to the murmur would be very helpful. |
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| | Heart Murmurs |
| | The heart is a strong muscle about the size of your fist that pumps blood around the body. | | | In some people, there's an extra noise that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. | | | It sits inside the chest and is protected by the rib cage. |
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| | Heart Murmur in Cats |
| | approach is to get an ultrasound exam of the heart when it is possible to do so. | | | We have several cats in our practice who have had heart murmurs all their | | | he'll be alright or what type of murmur it is, but what is the incidence of |
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| | Signs & Symptoms Center - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | However, even the heart-related heart murmur is not always a cause for concern. | | | Chest pain may indicate angina, a harmless condition (transitory benign chest wall pain) or a mystery syndrome (cardiac syndrome X). | | | Leg pain may indicate a sore muscle or claudication (pain caused by vascular disease). |
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| | HEART MURMUR |
| | If you are concerned ask your vet about seeing a heart specialist--they have an ultrasound which will actually show the heart beating and you can see how severe--and where the murmur is. This could better help you decide on surgery, and other issues that will affect her. | | | The doctor also said that we would have to wait to spay Gracie until she was older and even then she might not be able to handle the surgery. | | | Many kitten outgrow murmurs--it does depend upon what is causing it. |
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| | 'Innocent' Heart Murmur?? |
| | I had no knowledge of any family history of heart murmurs but since my surgery, I've discovered that two sisters do in fact have heart murmurs (one of whom was told that it was so faint, if the doctor had not been specifically looking for it, would not have discovered it). | | | However, he suggested that both boys have a "rule-out" echocardiogram in their mid-teens, because several people in my immediate family have similar valve problems (so far I'm the only with the atrial septal defect). | | | This past week I have felt periodic fluttering in my chest with a related skipping of a beat. |
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| | Your Child's Health/Health Alert/Dispelling Heart Murmur Myths |
| | The murmurs are present simply because the thinness of a young child’s chest wall enables a physician to hear clearly the child’s blood entering and leaving the heart. | | | About 35 percent of infants have murmurs, and 99.99 percent of children going into preschool and kindergarten have them,” says Dr. Sarah Blumenschein, a cardiologist on the medical staff at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. | | | Murmurs associated with serious heart problems feel more like vibrations than like the normal impulses of the heart. |
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| | Heart Murmur articles, support groups, and resources |
| | What is a Murmur from Childs Point of View (Heart Forum) | | | Mother valve leakage - daughter heart murmur (Heart Forum) | | | What is the risk of doing the surgery or leaving it alone? |
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| | Heart Murmur |
| | The reason her doctor told her to take a step throat seriously is that infections elsewhere in the body can travel in the blood stream and infect a faulty heart valve, potentially leading to major damage and eventual surgery. | | | People can also have murmurs that remain unchanged for years and never lead to heart problems or require valve surgery. | | | If your daughter is also worried about the murmur, she should first ask her own doctor about it. |
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| | MedlinePlus: Congenital Heart Disease |
| | Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms (Society of Thoracic Surgeons) | | | Feeding Your Infant with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) (American Heart Association) | | | Innocent, Physiological and Functional Heart Murmurs (American Heart Association) |
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| | Heart Murmur |
| | Even though the majority of heart murmurs are due to minor irregularities, you should see your doctor regularly to monitor your condition. | | | Your doctor will know best what, if any, lifestyle changes need to be enforced and tests or medicines need to be given | | | The murmur is often found during a routine physical examination or physical examination for specific symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or the presence of blue coloring of the skin or fingertips. |
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| | Heart murmur - Q & A |
| | This article lists a range of questions on heart murmurs, which were posted by visitors to the Better Health Channel. | | | Topics > Health conditions > Heart and circulation system > Heart conditions > Heart murmur -.... | | | Flu vaccination is recommended in children who have a chronic medical condition. |
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Heart_murmur_Q&As?Open
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| | Heart Murmurs |
| | A diastolic (di"as-TOL'ik) murmur occurs when the heart muscle relaxes between beats. | | | The test for PAD is quick and simple. | | | Murmurs also can be caused by conditions such as pregnancy, fever, thyrotoxicosis (thi"ro-toks"ih-KO'sis) (a diseased condition resulting from an overactive thyroid gland) or anemia. |
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| | Symptoms: Heart Murmur |
| | Most heart murmurs are harmless, and require no medical care. | | | In keeping with the three-fold ministry of Christ - preaching, teaching and healing - Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation will be the leader in providing quality health care. | | | When heart murmurs signal the presence of disease or a structural abnormality in the heart, medical care or surgery may be needed. |
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| | These sounds may or may not indicate that something is wrong. | | | I encourage you to talk with your doctor to determine any need for referral to a pediatric cardiologist. | | | Unless your child has other symptoms, his murmur is most likely an innocent one, caused only by the normal flow of blood accross the valves. |
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| | Sesame Workshop - Heart Murmur |
| | Heart murmurs are quite common and do not usually indicate that something is wrong with your child's heart. | | | Most people have a heart murmur at some time in their lives, and 80 percent of five-year-olds have one. | | | In some cases, however, a murmur can be an indicator of heart disease. |
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| | 7 Heart Murmur |
| | Cardiovascular/Respiratory examination: Lung sounds unremarkable bilaterally, though difficult to auscult due to the loudness of the heart murmur. | | | Note that there is a heart sound just before the onset of the heart murmur and another immediately after the murmur. | | | The initial heart sound is the first heart sound. |
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| | WebMD: Heart Murmur |
| | Could you identify the symptoms of a heart murmur? | | | A diagnosis of heart murmur can be disconcerting -- after all, the heart is a vital organ. |
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| | Heart Murmur, What Is, NHLBI DCI |
| | A heart murmur is not a disease; it is a sound that the doctor hears with the stethoscope. | | | A person with an innocent murmur has a normal heart and usually has no other symptoms or signs of a heart problem. | | | A person with an abnormal murmur usually has other signs or symptoms of a heart problem. |
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| | TICA: Veternarian Column |
| | Heart disease carry a certain set of signs--The animal usually is not very active--and breathes hard when excessively stressed or exercised. | | | There are diuretics and heart meds that can prolong life and quality of life that are not too expensive--you may want to look into them. | | | The cat's membranes may be bluer than normal and the heart rate is faster. |
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| | functional heart murmur |
| | These murmurs used to be referred to as Still's murmurs, after whom else but Dr. Still. | | | As blood rushes with great force out of the ventricles of the heart, turbulence in the blood flow can make the walls of the heart vibrate with a characteristic low-pitched "twang." Eighty percent or more of all normal children will be diagnosed at some point with a functional heart murmur. | | | This term is in desuetude (I am thrilled after all these years to have the oportunity to use the term desuetude - even if it is thoroughly pedantic. |
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| | Heart Murmur - About Cleveland Clinic |
| | The Heart Center at the Cleveland Clinic has been ranked number one in America for six years in a row. | | | Founded in 1921 as a not-for-profit group practice, The Cleveland Clinic has grown into an international referral center with almost 1,000 doctors, offering world-class hospital and outpatient care in virtually every medical specialty. | | | The clinic's Urological Institute and Digestive Disease Center rank in the nation's top two in their specialties. |
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| | Heart murmur [rec.humor.funny] |
| | As the doctor was listening to his heart with the stethoscope, he began muttering, "Oh oh!" | | | "Well," said the doc, "you have a serious heart murmur. | | | Looking perplexed, the old man said, "Which half - the looking or the thinking?" |
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| | Of all the lineups in the postseason this year, the heart of that particular order is the one I would have most expected would pull out something like that. | | | Really, though, this is getting blown way out of proportion. | | | But again, all sample sizes and all the “same spot as last year” talk is bullshit for stat fans. |
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| | This is one page of 33 in this chapter, 302 in this book, and 4645 in the Family Practice Notebook. | | | Intensity: Grade I to II of VI murmur |
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