Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways S1 and S2 are the normal heart sounds you hear when the heart valves close.Heart murmurs are extra sounds that can be heard during systole, ...

“Lub-dub…lub-dub…lub-dub…” That’s the sound a healthy heart makes as its valves close after each pump. Your doctor wants to ...

When a doctor listens to the heart of a person with a heart murmur, they may hear a whooshing, swishing, humming, or rasping sound. This is due to rapid, turbulent blood flow through the heart.

The S3 heart sound occurs as the mitral valve opens and allows blood to fill the left ventricle passively. The sound happens as a result of blood striking the left ventricle during early diastole. An ...