Heart murmurs
Heart murmurs are sounds that a doctor hears when listening to the heart with a stethoscope. Bruits are a similar issue. The causes of heart murmurs can range from mostly harmless conditions to extremely serious heart disorders (e.g. heart attack)
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Causes
Non-Heart Conditions: The noise is not always from the heart itself. Causes of heart murmurs from outside the heart
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Read more about these related symptoms:
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