Heart sounds are the noises made as blood moves through the heart with each heartbeat. When the heart valves close, they make a distinct lubb-dupp sound. Healthcare providers listen to the heart's ...

When a doctor listens to someone's heartbeat, they typically hear a characteristic sound: "lub-dub, lub-dub." In some people, though, this two-tone heartbeat is accompanied by whooshing or rasping ...

This article is brought to you by LCMC Health. Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub—These are the lyrics of a healthy heart, and this sound is music to the ears of those who work in cardiovascular healthcare.

Listening to the sound of a beating heart can diagnose hard-to-detect diseases using new techniques that scientists are trying to turn into a phone app. Using only a stethoscope and a computer, ...