Sentences with phrase «turbulent blood flow such»

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Such murmurs usually develop secondary to turbulent blood flow.

A heart murmur is when extra vibrations are produced due to turbulent blood flow or because of vibrations of the heart structure, such as part of a valve.

Most often animals are referred to our veterinary cardiology specialists for a heart murmur (an abnormal heart sound that usually indicates turbulent blood flow) or clinical signs that may indicate cardiac disease (such as exercise intolerance, lethargy, persistent cough, difficulty breathing, collapse, or swollen abdomen or limbs).

Heart murmurs are «swooshing» sounds created by turbulent blood flow and are most commonly associated with diseases that affect the heart valves such as degenerative valve disease, AV valve dysplasia, pulmonic stenosis however, disease that do not primarily affect the valves such as dilated cardiomyopathy may secondarily cause a murmur by stretching apart the valve leaflets causing them to leak as the heart enlarges.