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What Is A Heart Murmur?
my son is 5 yrs old when he was born they never sais anything about him having a heart memur.But when he turned 5 they said he does.they said if he gets tired easy to have it check out more.Well what does it mean to have a memur and can it be life threating
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Thank you for presenting your problem.Sound produced by blood flowing across a heart valve if heard by stethoscope is called murmur.Sometimes holes in heart walls which are present by birth may cause these sounds.It may or may not indicate heart disease.In thin chest individuals we may hear such sounds without any disease.They are called innocent murmurs. In addition if a person is anemic also we may hear murmur without any heart disease.Any way need not worry and consult your doctor and he will advise you if child requires further evaluation,
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