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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nuha Al-Howthi, MD[2]
Overview
Turbulent flow is responsible for most murmurs. Turbulent flow occurs when the velocity of blood flow becomes critically high because of a high volume of flow, the flow goes through an irregular or narrow area, the flow empties into a dilated vessel or chamber, or if the flow goes backward through an incompetent valve, septal defect, or patent ductus arteriosus. Frequently, a combination of these factors is operative. The sounds most commonly originate from the abnormal movement of blood across valves and between cardiac chambers. When this occurs, turbulence results, which produces vibrations in the chambers of the heart or outflow vessels that are detected as Murmurs.
summery of pathophysiology
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| aortic stenosis | Aortic stenosis in the progressive narrowing of the aortic valve.[1]
Shown below is an image summarizing the pathophysiology of aortic stenosis:[4]  |
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| mitral regurgitation |
References
- ↑ Galli D, Manuguerra R, Monaco R, Manotti L, Goldoni M, Becchi G; et al. (2016). "Understanding the structural features of symptomatic calcific aortic valve stenosis: A broad-spectrum clinicopathologic study in 236 consecutive surgical cases". Int J Cardiol. 228: 364–374. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.180. PMID 27866029.
- ↑ Joseph J, Naqvi SY, Giri J, Goldberg S (2016). "Aortic stenosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy". Am J Med. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.10.005. PMID 27810479.
- ↑ Otto CM, Prendergast B (2014). "Aortic-valve stenosis--from patients at risk to severe valve obstruction". N Engl J Med. 371 (8): 744–56. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1313875. PMID 25140960.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dweck MR, Boon NA, Newby DE (2012). "Calcific aortic stenosis: a disease of the valve and the myocardium". J Am Coll Cardiol. 60 (19): 1854–63. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2012.02.093. PMID 23062541.