Does Stress Cause Heart Murmurs
Definition Murmurs are blowing, whooshing, or rasping sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through the heart valves or near the heart. Alternative Names Chest sounds – murmurs; Heart sounds – abnormal Considerations A doctor can evaluate heart sounds by listening with a stethoscope. They can be further evaluated with an echocardiogram to see what the exact cause of the murmur is. The heart has four chambers — two upper chambers (called atria) and two lower…