Suggest Remedy For Heart Murmur

Posted on Wed, 18 Feb 2015

Question: Cardioligist says i have a small heart murmur and its nothing to worry about, had echo done and came back good, just looking for a second opinion.

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing serious, nothing to worry about

Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,

Small heart heart murmur can be caused by mild valvular regurgitations, which are quite common findings in healthy adults.

You have good echo results, so you shouldn't worry.

Wishing you good health

Regards,

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Follow up: Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (33 minutes later)

So its common in healthy adults? Echo would have shown diffrent?

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Good echo results indicate no abnormality

Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir,

Mild valvular regurgitations are not considered to abnormal, they are common in healthy adults and can cause small murmurs. As your echo results were good, we can conclude that your murmur was related to a minor regurgitation.
And there is nothing to worry about.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad