Question 1

what to do if i have a heart murmur, could i die from it?

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Murmur: Heart murmur is just noise. If the noise is caused by a significant heart blood flow problem, that is what you need to know. Ask your doc what is going on.

Question 2

i have many abscess teeth for about 15 years  this has cause a heart murmur been on antibiotics for 6 years i don't want to die but no one will help ?

Accepted Answer

Endocarditis: This sounds as if bacteria entered your bloodstream from the abscess and created an infection on the interior lining of the heart (endocarditis).  The only potential solutions are to have the abscesses cleared by a dentist or oral surgeon and the endocarditis treated appropriately. Try dr. Michael gelfand in memphis for a really great infectious diseases expert.

Question 3

what's a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

Noise: It's a subjective finding of noise in a heart by stethoscope. Some murmurs are physiologically normal and others require further evaluation by echocardiogram.

Question 4

can jra cause a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

JRA: The inflammation from jra can cause inflammation of valves and result in a murmur.

Question 5

does a rbbb cause a heart murmur?

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Murmur: A heart murmur. A murmur is just noise. Sometimes serious problems cause a murmur many times a murmur is caused by normal flow. Patients often mistranslate what the dr. Tells them. A right bundle branch block doen't cause murmur. Some causes of murmur can cause rbbb.

Question 6

can meningitis cause a heart murmur ?

Accepted Answer

Meningitis is an: inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord. This can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Heart murmur is a sound made by the flow of blood through the heart and through the valves. There is nothing about meningitis that will CAUSE a heart murmur. Sometimes the bacteria responsible for the Meningitis can infect the heart and cause damage which will result in a murmur but this is rare.

Question 7

can u hear a heart murmur without a thesteascope?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Heart murmurs are a result of turbulent blood flow through the heart. If the volume and velocity of the blood are high enough, and the chest wall is thin enough, sometimes (but rarely), a murmur can be heard without a stethoscope.

Question 8

is it normal for a toddler to have a heart murmur?

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Yes, its common: Yes, its very common for young kids to have slight heart murmurs.  Most often they are called stills murmurs or innocent murmurs and are heard simply becausea child is small and thin and the wooshing sound of the blood in the heart is easily heard.  There could be something wrong and it should be evaulated by your doctor, but most heart murmurs in kids are benign.

Question 9

what are the symptoms of a heart murmur that make mvp?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Mvp can lead to mitral regurgitation  and this causes a murmur. Symptoms are variable, depending on the severity. Mvp most commonly is asymptomatic but sometimes causes palpitations. If you are having any symptoms, you should have an echocardiogram to evaluate the valve and severity.

Question 10

how could a heart murmur in a 22 year old go undetected?

Accepted Answer

Murmur: If the murmur was just heard recently, it may not have been present for very long. That fact that you have a murmur now does not mean you had a murmur last year. Do you have heart disease, or an innocent murmur?

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