“What Does Heart Valve Regurgitation Sound Like?” Asks Dawn
By Adam Pick on September 5, 2010
I just received a question from Dawn about her recent diagnosis of mitral regurgitation.
Dawn writes, “Adam – Two days ago, I was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” mitral regurgitation. My cardiologist told me that surgery is likely in the next 24 months. Needless to say, I’m confused by all of this and looking to learn more. I never even knew I had a prolapsed valve. I’m curious to know what mitral regurgitation sounds like but I don’t own a stethoscope. By chance, do you have any MP3s you can send me? Thanks, Dawn.”
While I don’t have any audio files to send Dawn, the video above contains the actual sounds of a heart beating with mitral regurgitation. Do you hear the muffled sound of the heart beat? For comparison, I included the sound of a normal heart beat below.
With this video, you can clearly hear a “lub-dub” with no specific murmur (or prolapse) as the heart valve flaps seal tightly.
I hope that helps!
Keep on tickin!
Adam
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