All right-sided murmurs increase with inspiration (Carvallo sign). Many left-sided murmurs decrease with inspiration, but they may be very difficult to hear. Therefore, respiratory variation can help ...

Heart murmurs are abnormal heart sounds. They are quite common and often are harmless, but they may be caused by irregular blood flow through defective heart valves. Heart murmurs can occur in healthy ...

Q-After years without medical care, I visited a physician who discovered a heart murmur in my aorta. He was very patient and tried to describe my condition, but the only term I recall is ...

Aim: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital cardiac condition. The presence of BAV in non-elite athletes has been poorly investigated; it is usually asymptomatic until valvular stenosis, ...

Changes in a murmur with respiration (inhalation) can help distinguish a right-sided murmur from its corresponding left-sided murmur. All right-sided murmurs increase with inspiration (Carvallo sign).

How does the murmur of mild aortic regurgitation differ from that of severe aortic regurgitation? How can you distinguish the murmur of aortic stenosis from that of hypertrophic obstructive ...

In a move sure to end up on House, a cardiologist from Temple University has shown that listening to heart sounds on an iPod significantly improves a person's ability to diagnose abnormal heart sounds ...