This type of murmur is caused by mitral or tricuspid valve regurgitation, or by a ventricular septal defect. Diastolic murmurs occur after S 2 and before S 1; they are therefore associated with …

Murmurs are produced by blood flow turbulence and are more prolonged than heart sounds; they may be systolic, diastolic, or continuous. They are graded by intensity and are described by …

Systolic murmur - occurs during a heart muscle contraction. Systolic murmurs are divided into ejection murmurs (due to blood flow through a narrowed vessel or irregular valve) and …

May 26, 2025 · You don’t need a stethoscope to ace cardiac auscultation—just a solid understanding of where to listen, what you're hearing, and when in the cardiac cycle it matters. …

Systolic murmurs are divided into ejection murmurs (due to blood flow through a narrowed vessel or irregular valve) and regurgitant murmurs (backward blood flow into one of the chambers of …

May 21, 2025 · Systolic murmurs occur during heart contraction, typically between the first and second heart sounds, and are often caused by blood flowing through narrowed valves or …

Jan 13, 2021 · This article will cover the clinical features of common heart murmurs and the underlying aetiology. For more information on cardiac auscultation, see the Geeky Medics …

Providers grade diastolic heart murmurs on a scale of one through four, with one being the faintest and four being the loudest. They grade systolic murmurs on a scale of one through six, …

Nov 8, 2025 · During systole, blood flow past the heart's semilunar valves as the ventricles contract 1,2. During diastole, the opposite ones occur, as the ventricles relax and refill itself …

Remember: Systole occurs between the S1 and S2 heart sounds, while diastole occurs between S2 and S1. With the knowledge of the possible cardiovascular conditions that cause systolic or...