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How often does a ficial heart murmur heal itself and can a leaking heart valve close itself? also he hasn't seen cardiologist since diagnosed @ 15mo

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Uncertain terms: I don't know what the word "ficial" means. Most children who have a heart murmur have a "normal" murmur. That means that there is noise with blood flow, but no actual underlying abnormality causing the noise. This is a normal finding, and typically, with growth, the murmur disappears. Other terms that people use are "innocent" and "functional" to describe such murmurs.

Answered 1/15/2014

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