Diastolic heart murmurs are heart murmurs heard during diastole

Diastole

Diastole is the period of time when the heart fills with blood after systole . Ventricular diastole is the period during which the ventricles are relaxing, while atrial diastole is the period during which the atria are relaxing...

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Diastolic murmurs start at or after S2 and end before or at S1.

Many involve stenosis

Stenosis

A stenosis is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure.It is also sometimes called a stricture ....

 of the atrioventricular valves or regurgitation

Regurgitation

Regurgitation, Regurgiate or Regurgitate can refer to:* Regurgitation * Vomiting* Regurgitation * Regurgitate , a goregrind band...

 of the semilunar valves.

Types

• Early diastolic murmurs start at the same time as S2 with the close of the semilunar (aortic & pulmonary) valves and typically end before S1. Common causes include aortic or pulmonary regurgitation and left anterior descending artery stenosis.

• Mid-diastolic murmurs start after S2 and end before S1. They are due to turbulent flow across the atrioventricular (mitral & tricuspid) valves during the rapid filling phase from mitral or tricuspid stenosis.

• Late diastolic (presystolic) murmurs start after S2 and extend up to S1 and have a crescendo configuration. They can be associated with AV valve narrowing. They include mitral stenosis
  Mitral stenosis
  Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the orifice of the mitral valve of the heart.-Signs and symptoms:Symptoms of mitral stenosis include:...
  
  , tricupsid stenosis, myxoma
  Myxoma
  A myxoma is a tumor of primitive connective tissue. It is the most common primary tumor of the heart in adults, but can also occur in other locations....
  
  , and complete heart block.

Early diastolic

| Early diastolic
|Aortic regurgitation
| The murmur is low intensity, high-pitched, best heard over the left sternal border or over the right second intercostal space, especially if the patient leans forward and holds breath in full expiration. The radiation is typically toward the apex. The configuration is usually decrescendo and has a blowing character. The presence of this murmur is a good positive predictor for AR and the absence of this murmur strongly suggests the absence of AR. An Austin Flint murmur is usually associated with significant aortic regurgitation.> | Early diastolic
| Pulmonary regurgitation
| Pulmonary regurgitation is most commonly due to pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension

In medicine, pulmonary hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, together known as the lung vasculature, leading to shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and other symptoms, all of which are exacerbated by exertion...

 (Graham-Steell murmur). It is a high-pitched and blowing murmur with a decrescendo configuration. It may increase in intensity during inspiration and best heard over left second and third intercostal spaces. The murmur usually does not extend to S1.> | Early diastolic
| Left anterior descending artery stenosis
| This murmur, also known as Dock's murmur, is similar to that of aortic regurgitation and is heard at the left second or third intercostal space. A Coronary artery bypass surgery can eliminate the murmur.>

Time	Condition	Description

Mid-diastolic

| Mid-diastolic
| Mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis

Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the orifice of the mitral valve of the heart.-Signs and symptoms:Symptoms of mitral stenosis include:...

| This murmur has a rumbling character and is best heard with the bell of the stethoscope in the left ventricular impulse area with the patient in the lateral decubitus position. It usually starts with an opening snap. In general, the longer the duration, the more severe the mitral stenosis. However, this rule can be misleading in situations where the stenosis is so severe that the flow becomes reduced, or during high-output situations such as pregnancy where a less severe stenosis may still produce a strong murmur. In mitral stenosis, tapping apical impulse is present.> | Mid-diastolic
| Tricuspid stenosis
| Best heard over the left sternal border with rumbling character and tricuspid opening snap with wide splitting S1. May increase in intensity with inspiration (Carvallo's sign). Tricuspid stenosis often occurs in association with mitral stenosis. Isolated TS are often associated with carcinoid disease and right atrial myxoma.> | Mid-diastolic
| Atrial myxoma

Atrial myxoma

An atrial myxoma is a benign tumor found in the heart, commonly in the upper left or right side. It grows on the wall that separates the two sides of the heart.-Causes:Myxomas are the most common type of primary heart tumor....

| Atrial myxomas are benign tumors of the heart. Left myxomas are far more common than right myxomas and those may cause obstruction of the mitral valve producing a mid-diastolic murmur similar to that of mitral stenosis. An echocardiographic evaluation is necessary.> | Mid-diastolic
| Increased flow across the atrioventricular valve
| This can also produce a mid-diastolic murmur, such as in severe mitral regurgitation where a large regurgitant volume in the left atrium can lead to "functional mitral stenosis."> | Mid-diastolic
| Austin Flint murmur

Austin Flint murmur

In cardiology, an Austin Flint murmur is a mid-diastolic or presystolic murmur low-pitched rumbling murmur which is best heard at the cardiac apex...

| An apical diastolic rumbling murmur in patients with pure aortic regurgitation. This can be mistaken with the murmur in mitral stenosis and should be noted by the fact that an Austin Flint murmur does not have an opening snap that is found in mitral stenosis.> | Mid-diastolic
| Carey-Coombs murmur
| A mid-diastolic murmur over the left ventricular impulse due to mitral valvulitis from acute rheumatic fever.>

Time	Condition	Description

Late diastolic

| Late diastolic (presystolic)
| Complete heart block
| A short late diastolic murmur can occasionally be heard (Rytand's murmur).>

Time	Condition	Description