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Should I Be Concerned About The Pigeon Chest Or Slight Heart Murmur In My Senior Years?
I am 60 years of age and am in great health..exercise regularly, great shape weighing 130 pounds throughout the life cycle. However when I was 30 years of age I had a complete work up on my heart because of excessive tiredness. A team of doctors, full exrays, EKG test etc revealed that I may have a slight heart murmur or caused by pigeon chest. People still comment about my outstanding posture, not stooped nor do I have a pot belly. I have had a few doctors say also that I have an athlete's heart. Am rarely sick and haven't been to doctor in years. Don't drink or smoke and eat well. I have a great cardio fitness and it takes a lot to get me out of breath. Need I be concerned about the pigeon chest or slight heart murmur in my senior years? Do I need to have it checked for the future?. Doctors reported thirty years ago that I would die with it and not of it. Thankyou.
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
Hello , No you need not worry at all about the pegion chest or murmur and as your doctor said it will go with you to your grave , but will never be the reason for it .
Pegion chest is a deformity of rib cage where it's malaligned but there is no problem with the heart .
The murmur is because of physical change in orientation of heart valves , that's it ! .
Here its physiological and no problem whatsoever in the structure or function of the heart .
As you have described that you live an healthy lifestyle , do continue the same and your risk for heart event is similar to any person of your age and way of life .
Hoping I could reassure you .
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
Pegion chest is a deformity of rib cage where it's malaligned but there is no problem with the heart .
The murmur is because of physical change in orientation of heart valves , that's it ! .
Here its physiological and no problem whatsoever in the structure or function of the heart .
As you have described that you live an healthy lifestyle , do continue the same and your risk for heart event is similar to any person of your age and way of life .
Hoping I could reassure you .
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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