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Suggest Treatment For Heart Murmurs

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2015

Question: I have had palpitations related to anxiety for 7+ years. I had a checkup with my cardiologist and he told me I had a slight murmur that sounds like a systolic "click" but it was nothing to worry about since my echo did not show signs of mitral valve prolapse and my heart appeared structurally normal. The doctor explained that since I am younger-ish, people under 30 can have an extra little sound from the normal "lub dub" as the valves can contract more forcefully especially when nervous which can produce an extra sound. I am just wondering if you can have a normal flow/structure of your heart and still have this murmur sounds. ECG, stress test, and echo were all normal.

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
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Yes – such sounds / murmur are heard and normal in some people
Nothing at all to worry about as your ECHO and stress test are normal
Ignore the findings and enjoy your life

Good luck
God bless you

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