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Can hypertension cause heart murmurs?
Heart murmurs can be caused by exercise, fever, phases of rapid growth (like adolescence), pregnancy, excessive thyroid hormones (hyperthyroidism) or inadequate red blood cells (anemia). Abnormal heart murmurs can be caused by high blood pressure.
Which murmurs get louder with hypertension?
Early decrescendo murmur heard loudest over the left sternal edge. Loudest during inspiration. Usually due to pulmonary hypertension: known as a Graham Steell murmur when associated with mitral stenosis.
What is the main cause of heart murmurs?
In adults, abnormal murmurs are most often due to acquired heart valve problems. In children, abnormal murmurs are usually caused by structural problems of the heart (congenital heart defects). Common congenital defects that cause heart murmurs include: Holes in the heart.
What are the two types of heart murmurs?
What are the different types of murmurs?
- Systolic murmur. This happens during a heart muscle contraction.
- Diastolic murmur. This happens during heart muscle relaxation between beats.
- Continuous murmur. This happens throughout the cardiac cycle.
Which is worse diastolic or systolic murmur?
The four most commonly encountered diastolic murmurs include aortic and pulmonary valve regurgitation, and mitral and tricuspid valve rumbles (Table 27.1). Compared to most systolic murmurs, diastolic murmurs are usually more difficult to hear, and certain auscultatory techniques are essential for their detection.
What does a heart murmur indicate?
A heart murmur is a whooshing, humming or rasping sound between the heartbeat sounds. This is caused by noisy blood flow within the heart. Blood can flow abnormally through the heart for many reasons, including defective valves, congenital heart disorders and anaemia.
Which is the most common heart murmur?
The most common type of heart murmur is called functional or innocent. An innocent heart murmur is the sound of blood moving through a normal, healthy heart in a normal way.