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Diagnosis

Typically, heart murmurs are discovered when a physician listens to the heart with a stethoscope during a routine physical examination. If the physician detects any unusual heart sounds, he or she will ask about the patient's medical and family history and about the presence of any symptoms (e.g., chest pain shortness of breath).

Physicians consider several points when evaluating a heart murmur:

Volume (rated on a scale of 1 [softest] to 6 [loudest])
Pitch (murmurs may be ...Read the full article