Flow Murmur

[Muqeem]

My wife has a flow murmur. I want to know the causes and the remedy for the flow murmur. What should be done to get a complete picture. EKG and stress check has been done, but we want second opnion.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Regards
Muqeem

[ireneo]

As long as I can remember. Anytime I'd see a new doctor they'd say "You have a heart murmur." I'd respond with "yep, I know." That was all that was said. I've had arrhythmias my whole life too; that's a different story but still, they seem to be benign as well. I can't imagine having a quiet, "normal" heart. Kind of scary :-)

[markmsn10]

So you had this your whole live I assume?   Always regarded as innocent?

[ireneo]

That was interesting. I've heard of innocent murmurs but never flow murmurs. I googled the term and the first site had the sound of a flow murmur available. That's just how my heart sounds but I call it my whoosh/thump. Doctors say I have a murmur but it's never been a problem and I'm 56 now. Guess they're right. :-)

[markmsn10]

I've had a flow murmur for my whole life (33 years) and never could get a real reason on why I have it.   Echo only showed increased flow through my pulmonary valve and slightly increased flow through my aortic.   The cardio said I have a normal heart but I still didn't believe it... I thought flow murmurs were supposed to go away after your teens.

So in the same situation; tests are normal but still wanted answers.   I think these things are best to just shrug off.   Maybe others with innocent murmurs will chime in and share their stories as well.