Just diagnosed with a Heart murmur today.?
Question:
paleness,and shortness of breath. And I realized that these are some of the symptoms of a Heart Murmur, but did not know this while I was at the doctor. I also have asthma so I figured that was what was causing my symptoms. But I dont believe it is the asthma acting up, since I have had to use Abuterol more than four times this week. I didnt tell the doctor this, he is not my regular doctor. What test should I have done, I have had a Stress test, Heart Imaging test, and electrocardiogram two months ago, and they turned out to be normal. Should I be concerned about the doctors findings on the heart murmur.
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A lot of the answers you have received are correct. Albuterol speeds your heart up, So you should be on a preventive medication to keep your asthma under control. A heart murmur can be caused by many things. Has your doctor referred you to a heart specialist or is he doing these tests on his own. I have had the tests that you have mentioned. They showed nothing of my heart condition. The less invasive tests are an echocardiogram and now there is talk that an MRI can also show what is going on with your heart. The symptoms you mentioned could be a sign of something serious. I am not trying to scare you. You do need to see a specialist if he doesn't do more tests and you continue to have the same symptoms. Go to an ER next time and let them admit you and run the tests. The next step after the tests I mentioned would be a heart catherization, you will be put in twilite sleep while they perform that procedure. That test is usually the last one they perform but they get a better picture of what is wrong with your heart or if you have a blockage, mitral valve prolapse or mitral reguritation which is what I was finally diagnosed with. Do seek your answers from a cardiologist. Ask your physician for a referral to go. It is your right as a patient and his duty to give you the referral. If you get no where, find another doctor.
Other Answers:
Lots of us have heart murmurs, most are benign. I have found that a cardiac ultrasound or echo-cardiogram are the best and least invasive tests out there. You need to follow up on the tests you had before and check for any structural changes.
I wouldn't worry about it. minor mummers are usually nothing and many outgrow them by the time they are an adult.
The one thing to be sure to do though is to report your murmur to every doctor/dentist you see.Even Minor surgery that is done in a dentist office such as wisdom tooth extraction needs to be done in a hospital due to the anesthetic. If I hadn't insisted on this I would have died in the dentist office (they lost me twice on the table in the hospital!)
Heart murmurs are usually benign. If your doctor doesn't send u to a specialist then don't worry. Its more on psychological. Not to worry about. If its really really serious, trust me u wouldn't be sitting in front of yr computer asking these questions. Instead u'll be in a hospital with an ECG beside u and a cardiosurgeon waiting to operate on u. =D DON'T WORRY!
A heart murmur is not a disease. It is a sound from the heart
It could be due to less blood (anemia), innocent(just that) a hole or a valvar problem
Since your echo was normal, it is,in all probality, an innocent murmur.( unless the echo was wrong)
You need no medication for it
Get your asthma under control, you sound as if you need an inhaled steroid in addition to your albuterol
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