internal medicine. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the internal organs of the body, especially in adults.
Heart murmurs can generally be divided into two categories: 1  Murmurs that are not due to structural problems in the heart also called innocent murmurs or functional murmurs..  Murmurs which are due to a structural problem of the heart (such as a hole in the heart, a narrowed heart valve or a leaky heart valve). These murmurs require further evaluation and follow-up with a cardiologist.
Heart Murmurs. Most commonly, heart murmurs are associated with abnormalities of the heart valves. The term murmur is a general term describing an abnormal sound in the cardiac cycle. It is an audible vibration caused by such things as a faulty valve and/or abnormal flow of blood.