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Is heart murmur with mild leak dangerous?

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Dr. Louis Grenzer answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Probably not: It depends on which valve is leaking and how severe the leakage is. But it probably is not dangerous, especially if you feel ok.

Answered 3/14/2019

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Could be normal?: Most doctors and nurses do a bad job at explaining what a "murmur" is... A murmur is simply an extra sound we hear when listening to the heart. Instead of just hearing "lub-dub" we hear an extra swoosh... Same type of sound we hear when we kink a garden hose with water running through it. If the sound "murmur" is coming from a leak in a valve, it really depends which valve is leaking.

Answered 10/23/2012

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