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What Causes Heart Murmur?
I recently took a fitness test for the Army they found a murmur using a stethoscope. I explained as a child I had a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA). I failed the medical until I could provide evidence that it had been repaired which it has and I am sourcing off my doctor. Can a PDA that has been corrected still cause a murmur or am I likely to have another issue causing the murmur?
Tue, 17 Jun 2014
Hi,
In most of our patients with PDA, who were operated or underwent device closure, rarely have any remaining murmur.
Still i would recommend you to get an Echocardiograpy to rule out the cause and origin of murmur.
Regards
In most of our patients with PDA, who were operated or underwent device closure, rarely have any remaining murmur.
Still i would recommend you to get an Echocardiograpy to rule out the cause and origin of murmur.
Regards
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