Healthy Guy With "loud" Heart Murmur Posted: 06-20-06 21:50pm
I recently went to my doctor for a
follow-up visit regarding my acid reflux.
They took my pulse and blood-pressure and
then listened to my lungs and heart. We
were chit-chatting while he was doing this
until he started listening to my heart.
"whoa, listen to that murmur.", he said.
Since I can't recall if anyone has ever
told me I have a heart murmur, he
suggested that I get an echocardiogram
(ecg). Also, my blood pressure was higher
than I thought it would be, about 132 (i
forget the other number). My resting
heart rate is about 57.
I'm a 25 year old male who doesn't smoke,
drink, or do drugs. I don't drink coffee
and my diet is pretty good. I work out
intensely 6 days a week doing martial
arts, weightlifting, running, and
wrestling. I also have no family history
of heart disease. I feel great, too. No
symptoms at all.
I have an appointment for an ecg next
week, but the demeanor of my doctor has me
spooked. He said it was a rather loud
heart murmur.
I'm just wondering what the odds are that
I have some weird heart deformity or
disease. Are "loud" heart murmurs a sign
of trouble, generally? Keep in mind that
my blood pressure is also somewhat high
for someone like me.
Any insight would be appreciated!
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sandyallen
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Posted: 07-15-06 14:58pm
May I ask how old you are because I have
had a heart murmur for for quite some time
now. Is 132 the systolic , the upper # of
your b/p or the diastolic or lower number
of your b/p, are you under stressed or in
a lot of pain or if you are anxious and a
lot of heart problems can br hereditary
but please keep in mind that I am not a
Dr. I know that I have a lot of medical
situations and when I am in a lot of pain
that my b/p can go up quite a bit and when
I am give certain meds, my pulse is too
slow. Please let us know what the Dr.
Says about your b/p and your murmur.
Thank you! We are hear for you! All the
best to you!
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delancey
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 181 Location: UK
Posted: 07-30-06 21:31pm
Hey, have you had the echocardiogram done
yet?
I'm no expert, and I don't think anyone on
this site can really tell you the cause of
the murmur as they haven't heard it
themselves and don't know how loud it
actually is (best to talk to your doctor
if you are worried). Although from
what I understand murmurs above a certain
level usually don't have such an innocent
cause, so the echocardiogram is a good
idea. I wouldn't worry too much, the
fact that you have no physical symptoms
other than the murmur is a good sign,
please tell me how you get on...And how
are you doing bigman16?, haven't seen you
here in a while...
