Implications/life style chnge - HEART MURMER ?

[A. Boswell]

During a routine physical, a 'heart murmer' was detected.
Would strenuous exercise tend to exacerbate the condition?

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

Exercise may increase the intensity of some murmurs due to the increase blood flow but in general exercise does not change the underlying condition which causes the murmur.  Oftentimes a echocardiogram will be obtained to determine the cause of the murmur.

[Lauren]

1.Will weight lifting make the valve or regurg. worse in patients w/ milod mvp?  
2.What is the difference between a heart murmur and mvp, or is there a difference?  
3.I was also wondering, I take birth control (ortho tri-cyclen) and  I am a 19 year old non-smoker.  I was just wondering since I have MVP - does the combination of mvp and birth control increase chances of a stroke, etc.?

[Lauren]

1.Will weight lifting make the valve or regurg. worse in patients w/ milod mvp?  
2.What is the difference between a heart murmur and mvp, or is there a difference?  
3.I was also wondering, I take birth control (ortho tri-cyclen) and  I am a 19 year old non-smoker.  I was just wondering since I have MVP - does the combination of mvp and birth control increase chances of a stroke, etc.?

[Cleveland Clinic, MD]

In general any type of activity is OK as long as it is approved by your doctor.  MVP is mitral valve prolapse and may or may not be associated with a murmur which is 'backwards' flow of blood across the valve.  There is no increased risk of stroke with MVP.

[kalbi]

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