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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
systolic murmur
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systolic murmur
by PR, Jun 23, 2001 12:00AM
I was dx with a grade II blowing systolic murmur when I was 24. The MD's do not know why. It radiates to my neck. Please tell me what this means. Is this an "innocent" murmur? I have read that this means I have a stenosis, but all of my echos indicate nothing about that. All of my heart valves leak mildly, with the exception of my aortic valve which now leaks moderately. I am a 48 y/o female.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-CRC, Jun 23, 2001 12:00AM
Dear rp,
A left sided systolic murmur is consistent with either aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation. The gold standard of course is the echocardiogram and if that shows neither of those then I would conclude that it is an innocent murmur.
A left sided systolic murmur is consistent with either aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation. The gold standard of course is the echocardiogram and if that shows neither of those then I would conclude that it is an innocent murmur.
