Web Directory

» American Heart Association
   Looks at heart murmurs and their causes.
   http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4571

» Cardiac Auscultation
   Ten heart sounds to listen to including a normal heart to compare sounds.
   http://www.egeneralmedical.com/egeneralmedical/listohearmur.html

» Cardiothoracic Surgery of Savannah
   Includes an explanation of how heart valves work, and audio files with the sounds of common heart valve murmurs.
   http://www.openheartsurgery.com/heart_murmur.html

» Children's Heart Institute
   Among some of the topics discussed are, causes of innocent and non-innocent murmurs and physical signs present. Audio to experience the different sounds.
   http://childrenheartinstitute.org/educate/murmur/murmur.htm

» Cincinnati Children's Heart Center
   The heart center encyclopedia offers information about heart murmurs. Includes the types, signs and symptoms and common questions.
   http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/signs/murmurs.htm

» Family Practice Notebook: Heart Auscultation
   Examination of valve murmurs. Detailed topics such as characteristics, timing, severity, causes and management.
   http://www.fpnotebook.com/CV/Exam/HrtAscltn.htm

» Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
   Explains what a heart murmur is, about heart valves, how a normal heart works and problems. Includes audio of 5 different heart sounds.
   http://www.fltca.com/Heart_Murmur/heart_murmur.html

» Heart Murmurs and Your Child
   An article addressing the diagnoses of this disorder, as well as congenital heart defects, common heart defects and their treatment.
   http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/murmurs.html

» Heart Murmurs in Children: What Parents Should Know
   What parents should know regarding a normal heart murmur, and what does it mean. Discusses when it is a sign of a problem.
   http://familydoctor.org/453.xml

» Landon Pediatric Foundation
   Fred Leong M.D looks at common heart sounds and murmurs in infants, innocent murmurs, pathologic murmurs, and diastolic continuous murmurs. Audio as well to hear the heart sounds.
   http://www.rain.org/~landon/Heartweb/index.html

» MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart sounds
   Article about the definition, alternative names, common causes in detail, what to expect from your doctor and test procedures of heart murmurs.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003266.htm

» Murmurs of the Heart
   Discussion by Daniel J. Waters, D.O., FCCP on the causes and diagnosing of this disorder.
   http://www.mcclinic.com/MCC/murmurs.htm

» Rush Children's Heart Center
   In-depth look at how to evaluate a murmur, symptoms to look for, physical examination, auscultation, and features of the innocent murmur.
   http://www.rchc.rush.edu/rmawebfiles/htmurmurs.htm

» School Nurse.com
   An article examining how a young patient should be diagnosed and observed for detection heart murmurs. Whether to tell the parents or when to record it in the medical records is discussed.
   http://www.schoolnurse.com/med_info/murmurs.html

» School of Nursing
   Presented are audio of numerous heart sounds and murmurs.
   http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html

» The Auscultation Assistant
   Audio to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and discussion of the different types of murmurs.
   http://www.med.ucla.edu/wilkes/inex.htm