When doctors diagnose a heart murmur, Doshi says they will likely follow up with a non-invasive ultrasound called an echocardiogram. "It takes about 20 minutes," says Doshi. "It decides if a ...

A heart murmur doesn’t feel like a fluttering in ... physical exam and evaluate further with an echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart). “It’s important to know that many patients ...