Murmurs

American Heart Association
Looks at heart murmurs and their causes.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4571

The Auscultation Assistant
Audio to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and discussion of the different types of murmurs.
http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm

Cardiac Auscultation
Ten heart sounds to listen to including a normal heart to compare sounds.
http://www.egeneralmedical.com/egeneralmedical/listohearmur.html

Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah
Includes an explanation of how heart valves work, and audio files with the sounds of common heart valve murmurs.
http://www.openheartsurgery.com/heart_murmur.html

Children's Heart Institute
Among some of the topics discussed are, causes of innocent and non-innocent murmurs and physical signs present. Audio to experience the different sounds.
http://childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/murmur/murmur.htm

Cincinnati Children's Heart Center
The heart center encyclopedia offers information about heart murmurs. Includes the types, signs and symptoms and common questions.
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/signs/murmurs.htm

Family Practice Notebook: Heart Auscultation
Examination of valve murmurs. Detailed topics such as characteristics, timing, severity, causes and management.
http://www.fpnotebook.com/CV/Exam/HrtAscltn.htm

Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
Explains what a heart murmur is, about heart valves, how a normal heart works and problems. Includes audio of 5 different heart sounds.
http://www.fltca.com/Heart_Murmur/heart_murmur.html

Heart Murmurs and Your Child
An article addressing the diagnoses of this disorder, as well as congenital heart defects, common heart defects and their treatment.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html

Heart Murmurs in Children: What Parents Should Know
What parents should know regarding a normal heart murmur, and what does it mean. Discusses when it is a sign of a problem.
http://familydoctor.org/453.xml

Landon Pediatric Foundation
Fred Leong M.D looks at common heart sounds and murmurs in infants, innocent murmurs, pathologic murmurs, and diastolic continuous murmurs. Audio as well to hear the heart sounds.
http://www.rain.org/~landon/Heartweb/index.html

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart sounds
Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003266.htm

Murmurs of the Heart
Discussion by Daniel J. Waters, D.O., FCCP on the causes and diagnosing of this disorder.
http://www.mcclinic.com/MCC/murmurs.htm

Rush Children's Heart Center
In-depth look at how to evaluate a murmur, symptoms to look for, physical examination, auscultation, and features of the innocent murmur.
http://www.rchc.rush.edu/rmawebfiles/htmurmurs.htm

School Nurse.com
An article examining how a young patient should be diagnosed and observed for detection heart murmurs. Whether to tell the parents or when to record it in the medical records is discussed.
http://www.schoolnurse.com/med_info/murmurs.html

School of Nursing
Presented are audio of numerous heart sounds and murmurs.
http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html