Hey I was wondering what exactly is a
heart murmur? I know its something like a
hole in your heart I was born with it but
never really knew what it was. Can it get
bigger and will it ever go away?
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exodus_152
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 40
Answer Posted: 05-20-07 20:27pm
Heart murmurs are most likely due to an
odd shaped valve, which may or may not
allow some seepage past it when it is
closed. With some murmurs it may be a
good idea to be pre-medicated before
dental procedures to avoid infection on
that valve. Your doctor is the best source
of information on your particular murmur.
Most people never have any real problems
due to murmurs, some require surgery, some
need watching.
If you are worried about heart disease
also, I recommend reading "answers to
heart disease by Wolff. Interesting and
easy read that translates the latest
research into everyday language. It always
struck me as funny that so many people are
on cholesterol meds and the rate of heart
disease is still climbing, this book
explains that. It also tells about studies
where actual reversal of plaques occurred
with out meds or surgeries, and how they
accomplished this. Very cool.
Good luck and God bless!
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010081
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 9
Posted: 06-07-07 04:38am
generally when a blood flow from heart
valve it produces a sound when hear valve
are constricted or damages.may be like
during valve closure or opeaning .they
produce some sounds called murmurs ,in
healthy person murmurs won't be heard.
