Heart murmur

Definition
The heart murmur is an abnormal sound emitted by turbulent blood flow in the heart. Some adults and many children have incidental murmurs that are harmless. However, some murmurs may indicate an underlying heart problem.

Causes
Causes of benign murmurs are:

-Turbulent flow of blood through the circulatory system of a very dynamic, but normal
- Mild valvular abnormality with no long term (such as mitral valve prolapse is a congenital problem)

The abnormal murmurs can be due to: Read more