A heart murmur is present in babies born with ventricular septal defect. This is usually the first sign. Most often the murmur can be heard right after birth, but at times cannot be heard until the ...

Not long ago, I saw a 5-year-old for her yearly checkup. The girl’s growth and development were normal, but she had one physical finding that concerned her parents. She had a heart murmur, an extra ...

Heart murmur that resolves when a child moves from a supine to a standing position can reliably rule out pathologic heart murmurs in pediatric patients, a study found. Implementing this low-cost ...

When Su Lee was just seven years old, he found out he had a heart murmur, caused by a congenital heart defect. The heart murmur was discovered at a routine check-up after Lee was in a car accident ...

Did you know? Knowing about congenital heart defect like a hole in the heart can help you tackle the condition. Read on to know more about the symptoms of it, and deal with it at the right time. Are ...

Heart diseases that are present at birth are called "Congenital heart diseases" and there are over 35 different such heart problems that may be discovered in a newborn. Some of these require no ...