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Heart murmurs and other sounds - Treatment

Alternative Names

Chest sounds - murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

The health care provider will usually discover a heart murmur during a physical examination. You may or may not have been aware of its presence. The physical examination will include careful attention to heart sounds.

The doctor may ask the following questions:

  • Have other family members had murmurs or other abnormal heart sounds?
  • Is there any family history of heart problems?
  • What other symptoms do you have, such as:

Diagnostic testing to determine the cause of a "new" murmur or other abnormal heart sound may include:

  • Reviewed last on: 5/15/2008
  • Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Otto CM, Bonow RO. Valvular Heart Disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 62.

Fang JC, O'Gara PT. The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 11.

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