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Heart murmurs | Heart murmurs can be broadly classified as either '''diastolic''' or '''systolic''' <ref> Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:104-105 ISBN 140510368X </ref>/ | ||
* '''Diastolic''' heart murmurs are not normal, while '''systolic''' heart murmurs may be normal or abnormal, | * '''Diastolic''' heart murmurs are not normal, while '''systolic''' heart murmurs may be normal or abnormal, | ||
* '''Diastolic''' murmurs ''always'' require further evaluation, | * '''Diastolic''' murmurs ''always'' require further evaluation, | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Classification
Heart murmurs can be broadly classified as either diastolic or systolic [1]/
- Diastolic heart murmurs are not normal, while systolic heart murmurs may be normal or abnormal,
- Diastolic murmurs always require further evaluation,
- Systolic murmurs are most often benign, and are due to rapid flow rates,
- Systolic murmurs are not normal when accompanied by a heave.
References
- ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:104-105 ISBN 140510368X