As 2020 winds down, I know that we all wish it a good riddance. Our country has been devastated by racial and political strife, unearthly wildfires, and the scourge of COVID-19. If there is a bright spot in this dreadful year, it is that two vaccines are now being rolled out—one from Pfizer last week and one from Moderna coming…
Now that we’ve covered the various types of valvular heart disease, let’s look at it from a different perspective and discuss heart murmurs. Most patients think that a heart murmur and a valve problem are identical, but there are important differences. Understanding this will help you make sense of why you don’t always need to be concerned about a heart…