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I am 25 years old and i have a faint systolic murmur. i haveno symptoms and both my echo and ekg came normal.i was told that i have an innocent murmur. does it soundok?

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Yes: Flow murmurs are not uncommon.The murmurs reflect an increase flow over valve can be found in anemia, pregnancy and metabolic conditions and will usually a normal echo.

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Yes: A normal echo will almost always exclude significant heart valve disease.

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Dr. James Chapman answered

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Yes.: If your echo doesn't demonstrate abnormal flow or structure of a cardiac valve, then your murmur is functional, or "innocent". A murmur just mean we can hear a sound of blood flowing through your heart. It doesn't have to associated with an abnormality.

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