A 41-year-old member asked:
can you advise for heart murmur and military?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
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.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What do you advise for heart murmur. can I take the risk?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. William Jenkins answered
Specializes in Anesthesiology
One thing you: need to check on is the need for prophylactic antibiotics for major dental procedures and certain surgeries to prevent endocarditis. Risk of physical activity depends on the heart defect.
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