Diastolic heart murmur

Auscultogram from normal and abnormal heart sounds

Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole,[1][2][3] i.e. they start at or after S2 and end before or at S1. Many involve stenosis of the atrioventricular valves or regurgitation of the semilunar valves.

  1. ^ "diastolic murmur" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ "Diastolic Murmurs -- Clinical Methods -- NCBI Bookshelf". Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  3. ^ "Techniques - Heart Sounds & Murmurs Exam - Physical Diagnosis Skills - University of Washington School of Medicine". Retrieved 2009-03-06.