This article is brought to you by LCMC Health. Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub—These are the lyrics of a healthy heart, and this sound is music to the ears of those who work in cardiovascular healthcare.

When a doctor listens to someone's heartbeat, they typically hear a characteristic sound: "lub-dub, lub-dub." In some people, though, this two-tone heartbeat is accompanied by whooshing or rasping ...

Love isn’t the only phenomenon that can make the heart skip a beat. Brandeis scientists have shed light on a blueprint of key heart structures that help regulate contractions. Unraveling how these ...

Listening to the sound of a beating heart can diagnose hard-to-detect diseases using new techniques that scientists are trying to turn into a phone app. Using only a stethoscope and a computer, ...

Q: My 7-year-old, 20-pound, mixed breed dog has a heart murmur. Her veterinarian thinks it's due to chronic valve disease. What is this? A: Each time a normal dog's heart beats, it produces two sounds ...