Misleading Cardiac Murmurs and Expiratory Auscultation of the Heart

Cardiac Auscultation

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Auscultation of the Heart

?This little compilation is calculated to be of great use to beginners, who have not unfrequently considerable difficulty in mastering the subject of valvular disease. Mr. Churchill arranges his materials in two columns?one dealing with the systole, the other with the diastole of the ventricles. The mitral valve, in health and disease, is first considered ; then the causes of its normal and abn...

Detection of Cardiac Murmurs

The project describes a system for detecting cardiac murmurs so people are aware about their heart condition. The murmurs are the pathologic heart sounds that are produced because of turbulent blood flow that is enough to cause audible noise. Murmurs can be detected by a stethoscope but the accuracy level is not satisfactory. Different methods have been developed for detection and all are effic...

Heart murmurs.

The physiology of cardiac auscultation.

Cardiac auscultation remains a critical component of the pediatric examination and is the primary method of diagnosis for the common innocent murmurs of childhood. This article outlines the significance of auscultation and defines the skills important for the diagnosis and recognition of common cardiac murmurs in childhood. The origin of heart sounds and murmurs is reviewed, and an approach to ...