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What Causes Heart Murmurs In A Child?

My son was born with a heart murmur. They said at 6 months it closed and fixed its self. Now at almost 7yrs old the doctor today said she heard one. She didnt know he had had one. Different doctor. They are sending us to a cardiologist but im worried now. Any thoughts?
Tue, 6 Sep 2016
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Heart murmur in a child is due congenital heart disorder. There are several types of congenital heart disorder such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, Fallot’s tertalogy etc. In most of the cases, heart defect needs to be corrected by surgery. In some cases, it resolves itself with time. What type of heart defect your child have, you have mentioned. Defect might not have been corrected by itself, so it is persisting since birth. Most probably, it must be atrial septal defect, but I am not sure with this insufficient information which you have provided over here.
Advice
1.     Investigation
a.     Echocardiography
b.     Chest X – ray PA view
c.     ECG
2.     Consult a pediatric surgeon with these reports
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What Causes Heart Murmurs In A Child?

Heart murmur in a child is due congenital heart disorder. There are several types of congenital heart disorder such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, Fallot’s tertalogy etc. In most of the cases, heart defect needs to be corrected by surgery. In some cases, it resolves itself with time. What type of heart defect your child have, you have mentioned. Defect might not have been corrected by itself, so it is persisting since birth. Most probably, it must be atrial septal defect, but I am not sure with this insufficient information which you have provided over here. Advice 1. Investigation a. Echocardiography b. Chest X – ray PA view c. ECG 2. Consult a pediatric surgeon with these reports Thanks