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Are children with heart murmurs weaker than others?
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No: Most heart murmurs in children are "innocent" implying that their hearts are structurally normal, and function no differently than hearts without murmurs.
Answered 5/17/2016
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Not usually!: A heart murmur only denotes an extra heart sound heard when we listen to the chest. Most of the time, this is absolutely nothing, either "innocent" or benign, and is just the flow of normal blood through the heart. In a very small % of patients, the murmur heard is due to a pathology in the heart. Depending on the pathology, and it's extent, a patient may have certain symptoms including fatigue.
Answered 4/17/2015
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