Is a heart murmur dangerous

Answer 1

There are more than one reason, sometimes when a woman is pregnant, or if someone is anemic, the heart will have a "conpensatory systolic heart murmur" to just add an extra beat of the heart to give the body a little extra oxygenated blood every few beats. Also sometimes when their is a mitral valve problem, the heart will have a murmur.Often after the anemiais taken care of or the baby is born the murmur will just disappear.

Answer 2

Yes, it depends on the kind you have if you have an innocent then no none of them can kill you if you don't take care of it. A heart murmur is caused by a AVSD (Atrioventricular Septal Defect).

Answer 3

In themselves no, heart murmurs however can point to something more serious which can potentially be fatal. Most heart murmurs are innocent do not indicate anything wrong, however some cause the heart to work harder then normal or can point to a serious problem. Each case is unique and should be looked at by a physician to determine the best course of action.

Answer 4

Oh Yes they can my great grand mother has one and she is 95.

Answer 5

Yes. Functional flow murmurs sometimes occur in youth/adolescence but disappear by the time of adulthood. (This is not true of pathological heart murmurs, however.)

Answer 6

yes