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What can cause innocent heart murmurs?
caused by blood flowing through the chambers and valves of the heart or the blood vessels near the heart. Sometimes anxiety, stress, fever, anemia, overactive thyroid, and pregnancy will cause innocent murmurs
What Muscle cause contractions of the heart?
the lungs and the legs contract the heart for regular pulse that murmurs
Where online can I find information about heart murmurs?
There are many websites online that have information on heart murmurs. WebMD is one website that has information on heart murmurs as well as symptoms.
What is the prognosis for heart murmurs?
Most children with innocent heart murmurs grow out of them by the time they reach adulthood. Severe causes of heart murmurs may progress to severe symptoms and death
What are murmurs?
Those which occur during relaxation of the heart between beats are called diastolic murmurs. Those which occur during contraction of the heart muscle are called systolic murmurs
What are pathologic heart murmurs?
Pathologic heart murmurs may indicate the presence of a serious heart defect. They are louder, continual, and may be accompanied by a click or gallop
What are diastolic murmurs?
Those which occur during relaxation of the heart between beats are called diastolic murmurs. Those which occur during contraction of the heart muscle are called systolic murmurs
You are aged 25 suffering from right hypochondriac pain constantly shortness of breath chest pain fatigue when you were 22 a doctor said that he had heard murmurs in your heart?
Heart murmurs mean that some of your blood is going from your right ventricle to your left ventricle without going through your lungs. That could cause a person not to get enough oxygen, which could cause shortness of breath, which could cause fatigue. Did the doctor that heard the heart murmurs make any suggestions such as see a cardiologist? If he did, why didn't you follow up on his suggestions?
What kind of heart murmurs should be investigated further?
Very loud heart murmurs and those with clicks or extra heart sounds should be evaluated further. Infants with heart murmurs who do not thrive, eat, or breath properly and older children who lose consciousness suddenly or are intolerant to exercise
Are heart murmurs in dogs hereditary?
Yes, heart murmurs in dogs are hereditary. Generally any heart problems that the mother or the father of a dog has is usually passed down to the puppies.
What part of the heart is most often associated with heart murmurs?
valves
What is the factors usually caused heart murmurs?
Heart murmurs are typically caused by turbulent blood flow within the heart, which can arise from various factors. Common causes include congenital heart defects, valve abnormalities (such as stenosis or regurgitation), anemia, fever, or hyperthyroidism. Additionally, conditions that increase blood flow, like pregnancy or intense physical activity, can also produce murmurs. While many murmurs are harmless (innocent murmurs), some may indicate underlying heart problems that require further evaluation.
