Question 1

what is the treatment for a heart murmur? surgery?

Accepted Answer

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

how bad is a heart murmur? 
how important is  treatment or going to the doctor for it?

Accepted Answer

Murmur Common: Many are Benign, some are not. You need a Cardiologist to listen, you may need a sonogram of UR heart (echocardiogram) - simple test. The echo is best way to follow a murmur that is not currently important but could become important in later years.

Question 3

what are treatment options for a heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

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 4

hello do i have a question for a cardiologist? if i have a heart murmur that does not need treatment because it is not serious, i can be an athlete?

Accepted Answer

: Many heart murmurs are just an unexpected sound from blood flow through a normal heart and blood vessels. There is no reason such a murmur would affect the decision to become an athlete or do strenuous endeavors for other reasons. The doc who knows your case and what your murmur is from can best answer this question. The posted information is not specific enough to make that clear.

Question 5

i have a heart murmur and a small artery and am experiencing problems. what can i do for treatment?

Accepted Answer

See below: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person.  He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.

Question 6

13 yo had heart murmur 2 yrs ago otherwise healthy& active today had dental cleaning w bleeding should he take profilact abx? what to look out for?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Only if there is known structural disease of the heart is antibiotic prophylaxis indicated. You'd physician should have advised you.

Question 7

how is rheumatic fever and a heart murmur linked to dental care?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria: Like many procedures, dental procedures increase the amount of bacteria in the blood stream. Patients who have medical history of rheumatic fever or heart murmur are susceptible to bacteria i the blood stream, so antibiotic prophylaxis maybe required.

Question 8

my son is 14 and needs teeth cleaning. i was also told thathe has a heart murmur. are antibiotics needed?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: Ask your doctor about the aha guidelines for SBE prophylactic antibiotics. More information is needed to answer your question.

Question 9

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 10

what are my options for treatment of continual bleeding from endometriosis, ive already had 3 d&cs , and 3depo shots, and an ablation all within 2 1/2yrs i dont want a hystorectomy i have thyroid disorder and heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

: Are you sure you have had bleeding from endometriosis or endometrial hyperplasia? Intractable pain is the most common and bothersome symptom of endometriosis, not recurrent bleeding at your age.

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What are treatment options for a heart murmur?

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Hello do i have a question for a cardiologist? if i have a heart murmur that does not need treatment because it is not serious, i can be an athlete?

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I have a heart murmur and a small artery and am experiencing problems. what can i do for treatment?

A member asked:

13 yo had heart murmur 2 yrs ago otherwise healthy& active today had dental cleaning w bleeding should he take profilact abx? what to look out for?

A member asked:

How is rheumatic fever and a heart murmur linked to dental care?

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My son is 14 and needs teeth cleaning. i was also told thathe has a heart murmur. are antibiotics needed?

A member asked:

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 ?

A member asked:

What are my options for treatment of continual bleeding from endometriosis, ive already had 3 d&cs , and 3depo shots, and an ablation all within 2 1/2yrs i dont want a hystorectomy i have thyroid disorder and heart murmur?

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