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apical diastolic murmur — a diastolic murmur heard at the apex of the heart, indicative of mitral stenosis or another condition causing altered flow through the mitral valve; it consists essentially of low frequency vibrations, which account for its rumbling quality … Medical dictionary
early diastolic murmur — a high frequency cardiac murmur beginning immediately after the second heart sound and progressively diminishing in intensity; it results from semilunar valve regurgitation … Medical dictionary
mid-diastolic murmur — a mainly low frequency cardiac murmur beginning a short time after the second heart sound; it is associated with early ventricular filling and is caused by turbulence in the ventricle due to altered flow of blood through one or both… … Medical dictionary
Diastolic heart murmur — Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole.[1] … Wikipedia
Diastolic — Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for diastolic is diastole. (The final letter in diastole is pronounced as a long e as in lee. ) The diastolic pressure is specifically the… … Medical dictionary
Murmur — A Murmur is an abnormal "whooshing" sound created by blood flow through heart valves, as well as flow through chamber narrowings or unusual connections seen with congenital heart disease. It is usually heard by the doctor while… … Medical dictionary
murmur — n. a noise, heard with the aid of a stethoscope, that is generated by turbulent blood flow within the heart or blood vessels. Turbulent flow is produced by damaged valves, septal defects, narrowed arteries, or arteriovenous communications. Heart… … The new mediacal dictionary
Heart murmur — For the French motion picture, see Murmur of the Heart. Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Graham Steell murmur — A Graham Steell murmur is a heart murmur typically associated with pulmonary regurgitation. It is a high pitched early diastolic murmur heard best at the left sternal edge in the second intercostal space with the patient in full inspiration. The… … Wikipedia
Cooing dove murmur — The cooing dove murmur is a cardiac murmur with a musical quality (high pitched hence the name) and is associated with acute mitral valve regirgitation, preceded by rupture of the chordae tendinea (the fibrous strings that connects the papillary… … Wikipedia
