Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Key Takeaways S1 and S2 are the normal heart sounds you hear when the heart ...
“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 you go to the doctor and they listen to your heart with a stethoscope, they’re checking to make sure your heartbeat sounds normal and healthy. A normal heartbeat sounds like “lubb-dupp.” When ...
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.