What is the cause of a heart murmur in a child?


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Sometimes, the muscle just didn't mature yet. My son had an 'innocent' murmur as a toddler, now as a teen, it is no longer detected.

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there is no cause its a defect alot of pppl get them beleive it or not some are born with others get it as they get older
Heart murmurs are caused by turbulence in the heart. These are usually caused by minor defects in blood vessels or other heart structures.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_murmur


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