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        A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat. Murmurs range from very faint to very loud. Sometimes they sound like a whooshing or swishing noise.


      Normal heartbeats make a "lub-DUPP" or "lub-DUB" sound. This is the sound of the heart valves closing as blood moves through the heart. Doctors can hear these sounds and heart murmurs using a stethoscope.


      More info here>> http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/heartmurmur/


                                     http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_murmur/article.htm

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