R01: Cardiac murmurs and other cardiac sounds
R01.2: Other cardiac sounds
In this way, the heart beats and pumps blood through our body. The beating of the heart can be heard. To do this, we listen at certain sites in the chest.
When the heart is listened to, it can sound quieter than usual, for example. A rubbing may also be heard.
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