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What Causes Heart Murmurs?
I have been told that I my heart is producing sounds similar to a heart murmur. I was checked as a child and eventually told that the murmur had healed on its own several years later. Now it is back, what should I ask my local doctor in order to make sure they are checking every possible sign/symptom?
Fri, 15 Jan 2021
Hello,
Heart murmurs usually result from an abnormal blood flow through the heart. A heart valve that's not working correctly typically causes the murmur sound. In children, murmurs go away on their own as the child grows. In adults, murmurs may disappear as the underlying condition causing them improves. Murmurs are caused due to serious heart conditions that need to be detected and treated. Treatment may include a combination of conservative treatment and surgery with physical therapy.
You are suggested to get clinically examined by a Cardiologist. Get a routine cardiac examination done. This will include CBC, Urinalysis, Lipid function tests, stress tests, EKG, Echocardiography, etc. Any pathology detected will be treated accordingly. Avoid addictions if any. Switch to healthy lifestyle.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Heart murmurs usually result from an abnormal blood flow through the heart. A heart valve that's not working correctly typically causes the murmur sound. In children, murmurs go away on their own as the child grows. In adults, murmurs may disappear as the underlying condition causing them improves. Murmurs are caused due to serious heart conditions that need to be detected and treated. Treatment may include a combination of conservative treatment and surgery with physical therapy.
You are suggested to get clinically examined by a Cardiologist. Get a routine cardiac examination done. This will include CBC, Urinalysis, Lipid function tests, stress tests, EKG, Echocardiography, etc. Any pathology detected will be treated accordingly. Avoid addictions if any. Switch to healthy lifestyle.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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