Diastolic murmurs include aortic and pulmonic regurgitation (early diastolic), and mitral or tricuspid stenosis (mid-late diastolic). Tricuspid stenosis is very rare and is discussed further in ...

The timing of a murmur is crucial to accurate diagnosis. A murmur is either systolic, diastolic or continuous throughout systole and diastole. Remember: Systole occurs between the S1 and S2 heart ...

In addition, none of these investigations considered the possible effects of previously unrecognized diastolic murmurs. It therefore became apparent that recurrences of rheumatic fever needed to ...

The diastolic sound (S2 ... or those who have had an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). Heart murmurs are extra sounds that can be heard during systole, diastole, or as a continuous ...