Question 1

what is the difference between a heart murmur, tachycardia and a cardiac arrythmia?

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See below: A heart murmur is an extra sound.  It can be significant and  require medical intervention, or it can be just a noise.  Tachycardia means the heart is beating fast.  Arrhythmia means an irregular pattern of heart beats.  All three can be harmless or bad, depending on the circumstances in which they are found.

Question 2

whats the difference between a heart murmur and arrythmia?

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Very different.: A murmur is an audible sound, usually comming from a valve (s).  Arrythmia is an irregular heart rhythm.

Question 3

how do a heart murmur and a cardiac arrythmia differ?

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2 different things: A murmur is a sound you hear with a stethoscope. It may be innocent or represent heart disease. An arrhythmia is an irregular rhythm which also may either be benign or serious.

Question 4

my mother has a heart murmur from rheumatic fever (?). when she was hospitalized, they said she had arrythmias. is this the same thing?

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No: A murmur is noise the doctor hears when blood flows through a heart valve.An arrhythmia , or dysrhythmia , encompasses changes in the heart rhythm, from a regular even rhythm , to an uneven rhythm.Or a very slow or very fast rhythm.

Question 5

i have no symptoms or irregular heart beat. normal blood pressure and good heart rate. why would i have a heart murmur?

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Sometimes it's norma: Not all heart murmurs are an evidence of pathology and they could represents a normal variance they are usually called functional murmurs. There are also many other causes of murmurs that aren't related to the heart... Could be caused from anemia or pregnancy.

Question 6

what is the difference between a heart palpitation, a murmur fibrillation, and arrhythmias?

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Different conditions: Palpitation is the sensation that there is an abnormality in the heartbeat. It is a symptom.  A murmur is something heard when listening to the heart. An arrhythmia is any abnormality of the heartbeat and is therefore nonspecific.

Question 7

what is benign heart murmur?

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Common, not serious: Heart murmur is basically an extrasound is heard/generated when the heart pumps. Benign in medicine means not serious/not concerning. Probably about 60% of young children have some murmur during the first decade of life because of the rapid changes in the heart as they grow.  So, if doc said benign heart murmur, that is something not to worry. If u are still concerned, consult doc. Good luck.

Question 8

can you feel a heart murmur?

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They are graded 1-6: You might feel a really loud (6) murmur by putting your hand on your chest wall but you would not be able to feel a very soft murmur.  You can have a murmur which is "innocent" and has no significance or you can have a murmur which is very forboding. A trained physician lnows how to interpret the significance of the sounds that he hears. A creaky floor night mean the building is about to fall or n

Question 9

heart murmur ..any thing serious?

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Question is unclear: A murmur is a type of heart sound the doctor can hear with a stethoscope. Whether nor not a murmur is a birth defect depends on the cause of the sound. If the sound is caused by incorrectly formed arteries, veins, or heart parts, then the problem is a birth defect. On the other hand, many normal children have murmurs but no defects (the murmurs are probably just from the flow of the blood).

Question 10

what are symptoms of a heart murmur?

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None, really: A murmur is a sound from flow in the heart. It can come from a lot of reasons. Symptoms, or how you feel, depend on what is actually going on with your heart. Lots of murmurs are totally normal. When you see your doctor, start with how you are doing or feeling, and if there is any change from before. This will help in the interpretation of your physical signs, like a murmur (if any). Be well!

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