Heart murmur

[phil21]

Hey All

does anyone know if heart murmurs are dangerous? I was told i had a heart murmur and was sent for an echocardiogram which was clear so I no longer have a heart murmur. Does anyone know if a murmur can just come and go like this?

Thanks
Phil

[stamags]

hi
Dont know if they can just go but my daughter who is nearly 30 went into hospital 6 months ago with appendicitus and they discovered she had a murmer too. She had an echo done and the results was it was benign which meant it was harmless.

[lizzie29]

I have a heart murmur. I went to the docs a few years ago with a sore throat and they found it. I had an ecg and a heart scan and it was all fine. No treatment needed, I wouldn't even know I had it. It doesn't affect me.

[squeak]

I have a heart murmur and like you got sent for ECG and echo. They're actually very common but often undetected until you have a physical exam.

If you've had an echo with a normal result then you've no need to worry, this would most certainly have picked up any sinister reasons for a murmur. In most cases the echo just finds slight leakage of the valves which causes the sound but is in no means a problem, it's just classed as a variation of normal so the echo will be deemed "normal" and the murmur called benign. So whilst your murmur may not have disappeared, it is nothing to worry about.

[Mountainclimber]

My mother has had a heart murmur all her life, and shes now 71 and fit and healthy, so i would say to get to 71 with a heart murmur is OK. Have a good day and have fun . :D

[swgrl09]

I've got a benign one too. It's quite common.