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Expert opinion - should playing soccer make heart murmur worse?
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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. Exercise can make the noise louder and actually makes some structures worse.
Answered 12/10/2013
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