Listening to the chest with a stethoscope may reveal fluid in the lungs or abnormal heart sounds.

The audio CD presents and explains normal and abnormal heart sounds.

The pediatrician will usually hear an abnormal heart sound (murmur) when listening to the child's heart with a stethoscope.

Abnormal heart sounds.

There are a number of interventions that can be performed that alter the intensity and characteristics of abnormal heart sounds.

Congenital heart disease is often first detected when your doctor hears an abnormal heart sound or heart murmur when listening to your heart.

Look for the cause of abnormal heart sounds (murmurs or clicks), an enlarged heart, unexplained chest pains, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeats.