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How are Heart Murmurs?
How are heart murmurs?
Treatment of heart murmur depends on the cause. Functional heart murmurs usually do not need any treatment. If your heart murmur is caused by an underlying disease, such as high blood pressure, it is the disease. If your heart murmur is due to valve disease itself (intrinsic valve disease) or other heart defects, may be necessary to administer medication or perform a surgical procedure.
Lifestyle Modification
Before doctors prescribe antibiotics to patients with heart murmurs before a dental or surgical procedure to prevent infection of the heart valves. (Some of these procedures can cause bacteria to enter the bloodstream, which can lead to infection.) Read the rest of this entry »
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Diagnosis of Heart Murmur
In most cases, your doctor may hear heart murmur using a stethoscope to listen to your heart (a technique called “cardiac auscultation”). Heart murmurs vary according to body position and breathing, making it possible to review the patient standing, squatting and lying and being asked to breathe deeply or hold your breath while the doctor listens to your heart.
To determine if the murmur is functional or if due to other heart problems, your doctor may also order the following tests: Read the rest of this entry »
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Heart Murmur: Causes and Symptoms
What are the causes of heart murmur?
Murmurs can occur when blood passes through a narrowed valve (which is called stenosis), or leaks backward through a defective valve (which is called regurgitation). These valve problems may be congenital (from birth) or occur later due to rheumatic fever, coronary artery disease, infective endocarditis or the aging process.
In other cases, a heart defect, such as a hole in one wall of the heart, can cause a murmur. Processes such as pregnancy, anemia, high blood pressure, fever or an overactive thyroid gland can also cause a heart murmur intermittent. Read the rest of this entry »
Heart Murmur
Normal heart sounds are produced in pairs. Often described as a steady “lub-dub, lub-dub”. The first “lub-dub” is the sound of the mitral and tricuspid valves closing. The second “lub-dub” is the sound of the aortic and pulmonary valves closing shortly thereafter. But if there is a problem, apart from the “lub-dub” normal, there may be a blow. Listening to the heart with a stethoscope, the doctor can determine if the abnormal sound indicates turbulence. This is called a heart murmur.
Some heart murmurs are a harmless type called “functional murmur” or “innocent murmur”. They are common in children and require no treatment or changes in lifestyle. In most cases the functional murmurs disappear upon reaching adulthood. Read the rest of this entry »