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Saturday, 20 January 2018 19:28

Heart Murmurs

Heart murmurs are sounds during your heartbeat cycle — such as whooshing or swishing — made by turbulent blood in or near your heart.

Most you don’t need to worry about and don't require any treatment.

But there are exceptions. Murmurs can be linked to a damaged or overworked heart valve. Some people are born with valve problems (congenital heart disease). Others get them as a part of aging or from other heart problems.

Causes

Common conditions can make your heart beat faster and lead to heart murmurs:

  • Anemia
  • High blood pressure
  • Overactive thyroid
  • Fever

Other heart murmurs may indicate an abnormality in the heart. These abnormal murmurs can be caused by:

Symptoms

Many people with heart murmurs experience no symptoms. However, some murmurs can occur in conjunction with these other symptoms:

  • Angina/Chest pain
  • Rapid heartbeat (palpitations)
  • Breathlessness
  • Fatigue
  • Bluish skin color or fingertips (sometimes seen in babies with congenital heart defects)

 

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