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My doctor heard a heart murmur the other day. i will follow up with her in a few weeks. i had an echo 14 months ago in the er for chest pain, came back ok. i do have high cholesterol 251. what are my odds on having a valve problem now?

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Cannot give you the odds, though mitral valve prolapse is one possibility, other being calcific aortic stenosis. Visit this site for info: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-valve-problems-and-disease/heart-valve-problems-and-causes/problem-mitral-valve-prolapse#:~:text=Mitral%20valve%20prolapse%2C%20also%20called,syndrome%20or%20floppy%20valve%20syndrome. Wish you good health!

Answered 4/23/2021

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

If not seen on echo recently almost none. Unless you are an Iv drug user.

Answered 4/24/2021

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