Medical knowledge uncovers new heart disease breakthroughs all the time. These advances are used to treat cardiac abnormalities daily, but did you know that some abnormalities can be detected just by listening to your heartbeat?The sound of your heartbeat is generated by the valves inside it opening and closing in-sync. This creates a two-tone audible pulse. Certain blockages and defects can be easily diagnosed because they disrupt or add turbulence to your normal pulse rhythm. A murmur is one of the abnormalities that presents this way. In this article we