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What can lead to a heart murmur and why would i have one at age 40?
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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 misctranslate what the dr. Tells them.
Answered 1/3/2014
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