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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Medical condition

Carotid bruit
Carotid bruit in a gentleman with a 70% stenosis of his left carotid artery.
Specialty	Vascular surgery

A carotid bruit is a vascular murmur sound (bruit) heard over the carotid artery area on auscultation during systole.

Associated conditions

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It may occur as the result of carotid artery stenosis[1] (though some disagree);[2] however, most carotid bruits, particularly those found in younger or asymptomatic patients, are not related to any disease and are termed "innocent carotid bruits".[3]

Many carotid bruits are discovered incidentally in an otherwise asymptomatic patient. The presence of a carotid bruit alone does not necessarily indicate the presence of stenosis, and the physical examination cannot be used to estimate the degree of stenosis, if present; therefore, any bruit must be evaluated by ultrasound or imaging.[4]

Pronunciation and terminology

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Bruit is traditionally pronounced broot, rhyming with fruit, although the etymologically accurate pronunciation bru´e or bru-e´ is common in North American medical parlance.[5] In addition, while bruit and murmur are technically synonymous, the term bruit is generally reserved for arterial sounds in North America.[4]

References

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1. ^ MATTHEWS WB (May 1961). "Observations on the Carotid Bruit". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 24 (2): 161–6. doi:10.1136/jnnp.24.2.161. PMC 495382. PMID 13768297.
2. ^ Mayock R (September 2007). "Does a carotid bruit predict cerebrovascular complications following noncardiac surgery in asymptomatic patients?". Cleve Clin J Med. 74 Suppl 1: S18–9. doi:10.3949/ccjm.74.electronic_suppl_1.s18 (inactive 27 October 2025). PMID 18368873.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2025 (link)
3. ^ Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 9th Ed, Chapter 20
4. ^ a b DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 9th Edition, Chapter 8; Richard F. LeBlond, Donald D. Brown, Richard L. DeGowin
5. ^ Stedman's Medical Dictionary - 28th Ed.

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Classification	D ICD-10: R01.1 ICD-9-CM: 785.9 DiseasesDB: 29151

v t e Signs and symptoms relating to the circulatory system
Chest pain	Referred pain Angina Levine's sign
Auscultation	Heart sounds Split S2 S3 S4 Gallop rhythm Heart murmur Systolic Functional murmur Still's murmur Diastolic Pulmonary insufficiency Graham Steell murmur Continuous Carey Coombs murmur Mitral insufficiency Presystolic murmur Pericardial friction rub Heart click Bruit carotid
Pulse	Tachycardia Bradycardia Pulsus paradoxus doubled Pulsus bisferiens Pulsus bigeminus Pulsus alternans
Other	Palpitations Apex beat Cœur en sabot Jugular venous pressure Cannon A waves Hyperaemia
Shock	Cardiogenic Obstructive Hypovolemic Distributive See further Template:Shock
Cardiovascular disease	Aortic insufficiency Collapsing pulse De Musset's sign Duroziez's sign Müller's sign Austin Flint murmur Mayne's sign Other endocardium endocarditis: Roth's spot Janeway lesion/Osler's node Bracht–Wachter bodies Pericardium Cardiac tamponade/Pericardial effusion: Beck's triad Ewart's sign Other rheumatic fever: Anitschkow cell Aschoff body EKG J wave Gallavardin phenomenon
Vascular disease	Arterial aortic aneurysm Cardarelli's sign Oliver's sign pulmonary embolism Right heart strain radial artery sufficiency Allen's test pseudohypertension thrombus Lines of Zahn Adson's sign arteriovenous fistula Nicoladoni–Branham sign Venous Friedreich's sign Caput medusae Kussmaul's sign Trendelenburg test superior vena cava syndrome Pemberton's sign

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