What do you know about heart murmurs? - Mayo Clinic News …
2019年2月26日 · Some heart murmurs may require follow-up tests to be sure the murmur isn't caused by a serious underlying heart condition. Treatment, if needed, is directed at the cause of your heart murmur. Symptoms. If you have a harmless heart murmur, more commonly known as an innocent heart murmur, you likely won't have any other signs or symptoms.
Take heart murmurs seriously - Mayo Clinic News Network
2024年2月22日 · The loudest heart murmur is a 6. Location The location of the murmur in the heart will be identified, along with determining if the sound spreads to the neck or back. Pitch The heart murmur may have a high, medium or low pitch. Timing A heart murmur that occurs when blood leaves the heart is a systolic murmur.
What’s that sound? A heart murmur can be innocent or serious
2023年10月5日 · The loudest heart murmur is a 6. Location — The location of the murmur in the heart will be identified, along with whether the sound spreads to the neck or back. Pitch — The murmur may be high-, medium- or low-pitched. Timing of the murmur — A murmur that occurs when blood leaves the heart is a systolic murmur. A murmur that occurs when ...
A Heart Murmur Can be Innocent or Serious
2015年2月10日 · Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those words are often used to describe the sound of a heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by heart valves, opening and closing as blood circulates through your heart. The term heart “murmur” refers to a different sound. A murmur is an abnormal extra sound that can be heard through a stethoscope. Sometimes, the […]
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment and management of bicuspid …
2021年12月21日 · DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 29-year-old active military service member without any significant health issues. Yet during my most recent routine physical examination, it was discovered that I have a heart murmur. I was referred for an echocardiogram and evaluation with a cardiologist who said I have a bicuspid aortic valve. What are the short- […]
Mayo Clinic Q and A: COVID-19 vaccination and heart issues
2021年6月25日 · COVID-19 doesn't usually affect the heart, but myocarditis has been reported as a long-term complication following COVID-19 infection in limited cases. More research is needed in this area. The number of people who develop myocarditis as a result of messenger RNA vaccines has been estimated to range from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 100,000 doses ...
Understanding your heart test: What to expect, how to prepare
2024年2月26日 · A cardiologist uses diagnostic testing to evaluate the heart's ability to pump and move blood and oxygen throughout your body. Hearing you need a test on your heart may be confusing or scary, so understanding the purpose of the tests can help put you at ease. Learn about various tests to help diagnose heart diseases and conditions.
'I'm so happy we're here:' An unexpected diagnosis saves Rich …
2024年6月7日 · When Dr. Halawi listened to Rich's heart, he heard a suspicious murmur. He knew something — potentially big — was going on, and he recommended that Rich receive an urgent echocardiogram . An echocardiogram is a common test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart to find heart disease and other heart conditions.
Mayo Clinic Minute: How the thyroid affects the heart
2019年9月11日 · The thyroid is part of the endocrine system and regulates your body's metabolic rate. It is a small gland with a complex job. When the thyroid is not working properly, it can affect many functions of your health including your heart, explains Dr. Robert Smallridge, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: […]
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
2021年2月3日 · Heart wall thickening can occur in other conditions, as well, such as hypertension, where the heart thickens to pump against higher blood pressure. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients, heart thickening is not a response to high blood pressure. Rather, it is most commonly related to abnormalities in the genes related to heart muscle cells.