{"id":24906,"date":"2022-11-09T08:11:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T07:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/?p=24906"},"modified":"2022-11-23T12:34:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:34:37","slug":"heart-murmur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/heart-murmur\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart murmur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heart murmurs are pathological sounds due to vibrations produced by blood flow. They’re detected on medical examination by stethoscope during cardiac auscultation<\/strong> and can usually be heard more clearly or intensely in the area of the chest closest to the point of onset. The intensity of heart murmurs ranges from 1 to 6, with 1 and 2 being weak and grades 4, 5 and 6 being very intense.<\/p>\n

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There can be different types of murmurs depending on when they originate:<\/p>\n

If they occur during the ventricular systole, that is, when the heart contracts by emptying the blood, they’re called systolic murmurs<\/em>.<\/strong> They can be harmless or be a sign of some sort of heart disease.<\/p>\n

If they occur during the ventricular diastole, that is, when the heart distends as it fills with blood, they’re called diastolic murmurs<\/em><\/strong>. They’re almost always a sign of heart disease.<\/p>\n

When they occur both during the systole and during the diastole, that is, throughout the heartbeat, we’re talking about continuous murmurs<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Functional or innocuous murmurs<\/strong> are harmless and not a sign of disease, so thus do not require treatment. They’re common in children and adolescents and can occur in situations of high fever, during pregnancy or during exercise.<\/p>\n

Lastly, heart murmurs are called pathological murmurs<\/strong> when they occur or are signs of what might be serious heart disease. They have two different causes:<\/p>\n

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