When it comes to heart function, anything that deviates from normal behavior is cause for concern, especially if you’re at risk of heart disease. One of the most common "abnormal" behaviors is a heart ...

What is a heart murmur? A heart murmur doesn’t feel like a fluttering in your chest. In fact, you can’t feel it all—a ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes joined a patient advocacy ...

Heart murmurs are vibrations caused by abnormal blood flow, graded on a scale of one to six. Causes range from congenital defects and anemia to dental disease, inflammation, cardiomyopathy, and ...