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Bruit

Bruit refers to a sound, heard via a stethoscope, of blood when it flows through a narrowed opening. As blood flows through a narrow diameter within a vessel, the velocity of flow increases and also becomes more turbulent. The importance of this sound is that, if your doctor hears it, it can signify underlying atherosclerosis--i.e. Build-up of plaque--narrowing an artery.
Dr. Alon Gitig
Dr. Alon Gitigreviewed this
Cardiology 22 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

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