Occasionally hearing a heartbeat when your ear is pressed against a pillow is often nothing serious. Dr Anthony Youn has ...

Many people have experienced the strange sensation of hearing their heartbeat while lying in bed. For some, this rhythmic sound is a source of curiosity, while for others, it raises concerns about ...

Lubb-dupp. Lubb-dupp. Those are the words that health care professionals often use to mimic the sound of your heartbeat. That steady, regular sound is made by your heart valves opening and closing as ...

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams trampled heavily on science when she claimed, "there is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to ...

A heart murmur is an extra sound that can occur between heartbeats as blood moves through the heart. In babies, it is usually not a cause for concern. Sometimes, however, it can indicate an underlying ...

The S3 heart sound occurs as the mitral valve opens and allows blood to fill the left ventricle passively. The sound happens as a result of blood striking the left ventricle during early diastole. An ...