i've had a minor heart murmur since i was young. should this be anything to worry about?
i've had minor chest pains on my left side lately, and i'm starting to get a little concerned. i smoke, drink, and i'm slightly overweight.
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Chronic heart murmurs do not cause chest pains.
Your heart might be getting irritated either from the years of murmuring or from the lifestyle you've been living. Either way you really do need to get checked out ASAP.
Until then, find some asprin to start taking on a DAILY basis. Start taking a baby asprin (81mg) once a day and that will decrease your risk of a heart attack slightly. I'd probably try to cut back on the smokes, drinks and improve your diet too. Buy some full strength asprin as well to keep with you (324mg) this way if you do start to get some major chest pain, you can take one of those.
These are things to prolong you a little bit until you can see your doctor, do not continue to do these things for a long time without seeing your doctor or you could very easily end up dead before it's truly your time.
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Then.I'd go see a doctor about it.
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Common sense
A lot of murmers are harmless. Some are incidious. You really do need to see a doctor if your concerns take hold.
This is not a question that can be answered in this environment.
A heart murmur is an ambnormal extra sound that the heart makes during a heart cycle caused by the blood heating the valves when a doctor listens through his stethescope. Normally it makes a gentle 'lub sound' followed by a 'Dubb' sound. There are two types of murmurs. Innocent murmers which do no harm. They are caused by stress, anxiety or pregancy. Then there are Pathological murmurs that are caused by abnormalities in the heart valves or holes in the walls of the heart.
Innocent murmers doesn't affect your health. Abnormal murmers causes shortness of breath, diziness or chest pains.
My Mum is diganosed with a heart murmer. The doctor said it is innocent so he is not too concerned with it. Mum is overweight and has underactive thyroids. She has no history of heart attack. Have you gone to the doctor for your chest pains? You should go get a checkup and try to quit smoking.
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http://www.tmc.edu/thi/murmur.html
First thing to do is schedule a doctor's appointment. You should probably have a physical. You're obviously not dull; you know that smoking, drinking, and being out of shape can cause serious problems. I know it can seem daunting, but eliminating even one of those vices may take away your problem.
Definitely exercising (or at least take stairs over the elevator, walk to destinations instead of driving for a mile, etc.). You'll feel a helluva' lot better, regardless of other health concerns, if you find any.
As for the murmur, .well, personally I believe they're handed out like candy. Especially when your young. (This and ADD.) Have your doc check it again. I was first diagnosed with a heart murmur as a child, but then later was found to have Synus tachycardia, which is just a fancy way of saying my heart beats fast. Sometimes I can get out of breath, but I don't recall ever having chest pains. Most likely, those factor from unhealthy habits.
Let me say once more that exercising will make such a difference; also drinking lots of water. This is especially true for caffeine &/or alcohol drinkers, as those drinks suck up a lot of your water. You actually need more than 64oz/day. Dropping 10-20 lbs (depending on your weight) will often make health problems such as hyperinsulinemia, thyroid problems, metabolic diseases, etc. literally disapear. Good luck!
It depends what caused your heart murmur.
Chest pains, especially when associated with exercise and that get better when you rest are important to have checked out by your doctor.
Also, with your cardiac risk profile, you need your blood pressure checked, cholesterol measured and possibly, screening for Diabetes. Your doctor will also do an EKG (Electrocardiogram).
Your doctor can then advise you if you should use daily low-dose aspirin (if you have no contraindications), whether your heart murmur needs to be further checked out with a cardiac echogram and what treatment and lifestyle changes you need to reduce your cardiac risk factors.
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