What is a heart mummer?

Answer 1

You probably mean heart murmur.

That's when one of the valves doesn't work 100% right and it can be heard when someone listens to your heart with a stethescope.

Many people have them and it is not always an indication of a serious problem.

Answer 2

A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected, or abnormal sound that is caused by the flow of blood through the heart. The heart normally makes certain sounds while beating.

Heart murmurs are usually detected during a physical exam when the healthcare professional. The type of sound heard, and its timing during the heartbeat cycle, can usually help suggest the cause of the murmur. Other tests may also be done to help figure out the cause of the murmur. An electrocardiogram (ECG), is commonly done. A chest x-ray may also be performed to see if the heart is enlarged or abnormal. An echocardiogram, an imaging test that uses sound waves to view the heart, may also be done. Blood tests may be used as well. A test called an arterial blood gas, (can measure the level of oxygen in the blood).

Answer 3

Heart murmurs are abnormal sounds during your heartbeat — such as whooshing or swishing — made by turbulent blood in or near your heart. Usually, heart murmurs have no symptoms.Heart murmurs can be present at birth (congenital) or develop later in life. A heart murmur isn't a disease - but murmurs may indicate an underlying heart problem.
Most heart murmurs are harmless and don't need treatment. Doctors call these functional or "innocent" murmurs. A person with an innocent murmur has a normal heart. This type of heart murmur is common in newborns and children. More than half of all children have heart murmurs at some time, and most of those murmurs are innocent.
An abnormal heart murmur is more serious. In children, abnormal murmurs are usually the result of congenital heart disease. In adults, abnormal murmurs are most often due to acquired heart valve problems.
A doctor can evaluate heart sounds by listening to your heart with a stethoscope - and sometimes will have you undergo other tests to help determine the cause. Treatment, if needed, is directed at the underlying cause of your heart murmurs.

Answer 4

basically an extra sound heard when auscultating (listening) to the heart sounds. Usually caused by a faulty valve in the heart where blood backflows through the faulty valve when beating. In infants it can be caused by holes in the heart.