3/6 ejection systolic murmur?!


Question: 3/6 ejection systolic murmur!?
Hi there,

I'm 15, 16 next month!. A while back I visited the doctors because I felt I was suffering from fatigue, he then referred me to a clinic in the hospital!. They spoke to me etc and checked me over!.

They said they found a heart murmur, however it's possible it could be innocent murmur because I have grown significantly within the last few months!.

Just got a letter which I was copied into which got sent from the hospital to my GP!.

"Cardio-respiratory examination revealed a grade 3/6 ejection systolic murmur loudest at the left sternal edge near the mitral area which did not vary with posture and there was no radiation!."

I'm waiting to go back for a ECG scan and see what happens from there!.

This common, has anyone had it to them, is this serious!?- any comments would be appreciated!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Murmurs are abnormal heart sounds that are a result of turbulent blood flow which is sufficient to produce audible noise when listening to the heart with a stethoscope!. This most commonly is caused from either narrowing or leaking of valves in the heart!.

Murmurs are not usually part of the normal cardiac exam, so when one is noted for the first time, it is looked into a little further!.

The "grade" of the murmur is a subjective number that the doctor notes on your exam for comparison at a later time!. Grade 1/6 is so quiet that someone else listening may not hear it at all, grade 6/6 is so loud that you don't even need the stethoscope to be on the chest to hear it! Grade 3/6 is right in the middle, meaning the doctor felt it was moderately loud!.

Basically, it's something your doc will need a little more information on before you can know more!. You'll probably have an echocardiogram to take a picture of your heart and get a good look at all your valves and walls of your heart!. It could mean nothing, it could mean something!.!.!.but until they have a visual image of your heart beating, it's hard to say!

Good luck, let us know what you find out!Www@Answer-Health@Com

basically it is a noise heard when your valves are opening and closing!. the significance of it is unclear!. Await the result of your ecg and echo and discuss it with your doctor!.

I am a paediatric cardiac nurseWww@Answer-Health@Com

are you a tall skinny guy!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

This is actually a common condition, nothing to worry about, it could even be genetic!. If it is genetic, however, it probably will not go away, and could become serious!.
Usually if someone has a faulty mitral valve (usually genetic), though, they get sharp pains along with the fatigue!. Your murmur is constant, and continuous, not erratic or sporadic as a faulty mitral valve!.
It should go away in your case, as soon as your heart catches up with the rest of your body!.
My mother has the genetic form, she said it was worse when she was growing, like having little heart attacks every once in a while!. Sometimes it can mess up the electricity and rhythm of the heart to where it actually stops, or has a erratic beat (fibulation), but this is not very common!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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