Heart Murmurs Evaluation

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/SplitS2main.htm

Sound: It's really soft, one beat is a lot louder than the other one. Sounds like there's only one beat.
Cause: The second heart sound is a blending of the closing sounds of 2 heart valves.


http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/Innocentmain.htm

Sound: One beat sounds twangy, like the sound of a bow string when you shoot
Cause: Could be due to a aortic stenosis


http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/MRmain.htm

Sound: The beat sounds like wind is passing through instead of a heart beat
Cause: Congenital condition, rheumatic heart disease, marked left ventricular dilatation, acute infective endocarditis, or papillary muscle dysfunction.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/EarlyASMain.htm

Sound: Really harsh, sounds labored.
Causes: Early aortic stenosis.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/ARMain.htm

Sound: Really labored, rough. Sounds like blowing
Causes: A large amount of blood being ejected, then blood flowing back in.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/MSmain.htm

Sound: Really soft and low pitched.
Causes: Mitral stenosis, usually rheumatic in origin.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/S3main.htm

Sound: Like galloping or skipping
Causes: A large amount of blood passing.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/S4main.htm

Sound: 3 beats instead of 2. The second beat is emphasized.
Causes: Where the final 20% of the blood is delivered to the ventricles.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/cracklesmain.htm

Sound: Like air is blowing, kind of a wet sound.
Causes: Excessive fluid in the airways.

http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/wheezemain.htm

Sound: Like a baby whining. Or someone is rubbing something together.
Causes: Asthma, airway swelling, tumor, or obstructing foreign bodies.