Can anxiety cause heart murmur? does it go away when anxiety goes away?

No: Anxiety does not cause a heart murmur. Sometimes people with panic disorder also have mitral valve prolapse that causes the heart murmur. One person may have mitral valve prolapse diagnosed by testing on one occasion and it might not be seen next time it is tested. There was a theory that mitral valve prolapse and the chemical or genetic problem causing panic disorder occurred due to an insult to the fetus in utero on the same day during development.

No: No, anxiety does not cause a heart murmur. However, people with anxiety and panic attacks may more frequently have slight heart murmurs, especially mitral valve prolapse. In most cases this does not cause clinical heart problems, and is an incidental finding. http://tinyurl.com/mxuv4mb.

See a doctor: Sometimes severe anxiety such as panic attacks can cause rapid heart beat or palpitations which could exacerbate existing conditions in the heart & accentuate murmurs. . Mitral valve prolapse has been reported to be associated w/ panic disorder. It is probably best to see your doctor and get a referral to a cardiologist if you do have an underlying heart condition.

NO: A heart murmur is a condition related to abnormal flow of blood through one (or more) of the heart valves. Anxiety can cause or worsen different abnormal heart rhythms, which in turn can increase the heart murmur. Example: anxiety can cause increased heart rate and in turn worsen a murmur. So the short answer is no, but anxiety can certainly make an underlying murmur more apparent.