• Cardiovascular

    Mayo Clinic Minute: What Heart Sounds Tell Us

animation graphic of sound wave next to an illustration of a heartWhen you have a physical examination, your doctor almost always picks up the stethoscope and listens to your heart. The sounds your heart makes are important because they give your doctor insight about your health. For example, if the familiar LUB-DUB of a heartbeat is clouded with a whooshing sound, it means you may have a heart murmur.

In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks with cardiologist Dr. Kyle Klarich about the significance of our heart sounds.

Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute

Journalists: Broadcast quality video is available in the downloads. (TRT 1:04) Download the script.

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