Midsystolic murmurs — also known as systolic ejection murmurs, or SEM — include the murmurs of aortic stenosis, pulmonic stenosis, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and atrial septal ...

“An overactive thyroid may cause turbulent blood flow in the heart,” says Dr. Collier, leading to a what’s known as a systolic heart murmur—it occurs before the first sound your heart ...

Outside of the heart, audible turbulence is referred to as a bruit, whereas inside the heart it is called a murmur. A pictorial representation of systolic and diastolic murmurs is below.

A LETTER published elsewhere in this issue of the Journal criticizes the stand taken in a recent paper* regarding the significance of apical systolic murmurs. Undoubtedly, in the interpretation of ...

The signs of aortic stenosis on physical exam include a systolic murmur, usually loudest at the right upper sternal border, that peaks late and radiates to the right carotid artery. [10] The ...

9,14 They are a diastolic murmur at the base or left sternal border or a long systolic murmur, loudest at the apex and transmitted to the axilla, with or without an associated apical diastolic murmur.

Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread ... finding of aortic stenosis. The systolic blood pressure is often ...

Clinical examination revealed cachexia and gross hepatomegaly. Elevated jugular venous pressure, systolic murmur and mild ankle edema were noted. Echocardiography revealed features consistent with ...