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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Heart Murmurs Causes Symptoms

Health Encyclopedia: Heart Murmurs And Other Sounds

Alternative Names

Chest sounds - murmurs; Heart sounds - abnormal


Home Care


Call your health care provider if

This finding is usually detected during examination by a health care provider.


What to expect at your health care provider's office

A heart murmur is usually discovered by a health care provider during a physical examination. The patient may or may not have been aware of its presence. The physical examination will include careful at...

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Expert & Community Posts

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10/22/07 #1 - Migraine, dizziness, and motion sickness?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...my fingers. I have been diagnosed with a very mild heart murmur before. The highest number of my... Read more »

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What is a Leaky Valve?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...rapid, fluttering heartbeat Swollen feet or ankles Heart murmur Excessive urination Chest pain... Read more »

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Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #51
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

...you have any information of a connection between heart murmur caused by the tissue flaps in the... Read more »

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Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Prevention
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...and unexplained fatigue associated with exercise Heart murmur High blood pressure Family... Read more »

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Avoiding endocarditis prophylaxis at your next dental appointment
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...suggested for anyone with a "high" risk by virtue of a heart murmur or defect. Since ten to... Read more »

Health Guide

Mitral Valve Proplase Patient Guide
...there may sometimes be a slight backward leaking of blood (regurgitation) as well, resulting in a heart murmur. MVP seems to be an inherited disorder, although the precise genes are not known.... Read more »
Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...care provider. A patient’s symptoms or family medical history, high blood pressure, characteristic heart murmur, forceful heart beat, swelling of the legs, or the sound of fluid in the lungs ... Read more »
Mitral valve prolapse
...listen to your heart and lungs. The doctor may feel a thrill (vibration) over the heart, and hear a heart murmur ("mid-systolic click"). The murmur gets louder when you stand up. Blood... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Diagnosis
Mostphysical exams include a blood pressure measurement.Patients should not smoke or drink caffeinated beverages within 30 minutes beforetheir blood pressure measurement.The... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations of this syndrome are the development of shortness... Read more »

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