Advice On A Heart Murmur
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A heart murmur represents just an additional, sometimes an atypical sound from a human heartbeat. When the physician finds such an unusual sound via a stethoscope, it's natural for you as a patient to feel some concern. It's key to remember however that the majority aren't associated with heart disease, are completely harmless and actually quite uncommon. Murmurs don't produce symptoms by themselves, and you could live with one for decades without it causing a problem.
Murmurs are very often heard in perfectly healthy children. Though the thought of a congenital defect sounds frightening, it's by no means uncommon or a cause for worry. When they are detected as a new pathology in adults, however, so as a new 'symptom', there may be an underlying cause. This is especially true if there are other symptoms of heart disease.
It's vital to understand what creates these sounds. A normal beat has two separate noises, audible only through a stethoscope, sometimes described as a 'lub dub'. This sound is made by two valves closing like doors one after the other, as blood is pumped inside the organ. When murmurs occur, there may be an extra sound. When your blood doesn't flow smoothly through your valves, a physician will pick up sounds of turbulence.
The cause may be, in rarer cases, disease present in the organ's valves. These 'doors of the heart' can be affected by many things, such as infection, certain illnesses or simply aging. It's important to bear in mind that on their own, they are NOT a disease. They may however be triggered by disease.
An innocent, sometimes called a functional murmur, doesn't need medical treatment, is asymptomatic and harmless. You won't need to radically change your diet or limit physical activities. Though, it goes without saying, healthy diets and regular good exercise will help protect you from other heart disease. So also does not being stressed, so try not to be anxious when a physician tells you there is a murmur present.
The treatment, if the problem suddenly does occur anew depends on the underlying cause. Relatively uncomplicated conditions that are easily resolved which can cause such a condition include a high fever, hyperthyroid conditions, anemia and even pregnancy. Though the last can take a good nine months to resolve!
Diseases that need quick detection and even surgery include Endocarditis, a hole, Valve Sclerosis, Stenosis and regurgitation. The valve conditions labeled here represent abnormal valve conditions. You rarely detect the condition by yourself, but just be aware of your physical health and seek immediate advice on suffering chest pains or shortness of breath.
Infections may damage those valves, including strep throat and the extremely rare rheumatic fever. Strong antibiotics are usually prescribed. Children with major structural defects or hole in the organ typically have surgery to repair these conditions as babies, and carry on to live normal, healthy lives. The concluding message is that the vast majority of patients with a heart murmur have nothing to worry about, and require no medical treatment.
Murmurs are very often heard in perfectly healthy children. Though the thought of a congenital defect sounds frightening, it's by no means uncommon or a cause for worry. When they are detected as a new pathology in adults, however, so as a new 'symptom', there may be an underlying cause. This is especially true if there are other symptoms of heart disease.
It's vital to understand what creates these sounds. A normal beat has two separate noises, audible only through a stethoscope, sometimes described as a 'lub dub'. This sound is made by two valves closing like doors one after the other, as blood is pumped inside the organ. When murmurs occur, there may be an extra sound. When your blood doesn't flow smoothly through your valves, a physician will pick up sounds of turbulence.
The cause may be, in rarer cases, disease present in the organ's valves. These 'doors of the heart' can be affected by many things, such as infection, certain illnesses or simply aging. It's important to bear in mind that on their own, they are NOT a disease. They may however be triggered by disease.
An innocent, sometimes called a functional murmur, doesn't need medical treatment, is asymptomatic and harmless. You won't need to radically change your diet or limit physical activities. Though, it goes without saying, healthy diets and regular good exercise will help protect you from other heart disease. So also does not being stressed, so try not to be anxious when a physician tells you there is a murmur present.
The treatment, if the problem suddenly does occur anew depends on the underlying cause. Relatively uncomplicated conditions that are easily resolved which can cause such a condition include a high fever, hyperthyroid conditions, anemia and even pregnancy. Though the last can take a good nine months to resolve!
Diseases that need quick detection and even surgery include Endocarditis, a hole, Valve Sclerosis, Stenosis and regurgitation. The valve conditions labeled here represent abnormal valve conditions. You rarely detect the condition by yourself, but just be aware of your physical health and seek immediate advice on suffering chest pains or shortness of breath.
Infections may damage those valves, including strep throat and the extremely rare rheumatic fever. Strong antibiotics are usually prescribed. Children with major structural defects or hole in the organ typically have surgery to repair these conditions as babies, and carry on to live normal, healthy lives. The concluding message is that the vast majority of patients with a heart murmur have nothing to worry about, and require no medical treatment.
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