Can a 13 year old have a heart murmur?

Innocent heart murmurs are most common kind of heart murmurs in children and teenagers. It’s thought that at least half of all children have them. They sometimes happen because of fever or infection, and they usually disappear when your child is well again. Abnormal heart murmurs are more serious.

Can you die from a murmur?

“An untreated heart murmur over time can damage the heart which can lead to serious health issues and death,” warns Dr.

What is a heart murmur Grade 5?

Grade V murmurs are very loud and can be heard with a stethoscope without difficulty, and can also be felt by holding a hand against the dog’s chest. Grade VI murmurs, like grade V murmurs, are very loud and can be felt through the chest wall, and are the most severe of the heart murmurs.

Does having a heart murmur shorten your life?

Innocent heart murmurs may disappear over time, or they may last your entire life without ever causing further health problems.

Can people with heart murmurs play sports?

If you do have a pathological heart murmur, your doctor will let you know if you need treatment (not all require treatment), and how the condition may or may not affect your day-to-day activities, including sports participation. “In most cases, people with murmurs have no symptoms,” says Dr. Singh.

What is a 3 6 heart murmur?

Grade 3 refers to a murmur that is moderately loud, and grade 4 to a murmur that is very loud. A grade 5 murmur is extremely loud and is audible with one edge of the stethoscope touching the chest wall. A grade 6 murmur is so loud that it is audible with the stethoscope just removed from contact with the chest wall.

What damage can a heart murmur cause?

Over time, this can weaken or enlarge your heart and lead to heart failure. Congenital heart defects: About 25,000 babies are born with heart defects each year. These problems include holes in heart walls or abnormal valves. Surgery can correct many of them.

What is a 2 6 murmur?

Grade 2/6 – Audible, but faint. Grade 3/6 – Easily heard. Grade 4/6 – Very easily heard. Grade 5/6 – Very loud. Grade 6/6 – Can be heard without the stethoscope being in contact with the chest wall.

Can a heart murmur cause a stroke?

Heart Murmur Complications Abnormal heart murmurs themselves don’t cause complications, but underlying conditions may cause serious complications such as heart attack or stroke, heart failure, poor growth (in infants and children) and other serious issues.

Are heart murmurs fatal?

Many heart murmurs aren’t life-threatening and don’t need treatment. But other heart murmurs do need treatment because they’re a sign of an underlying problem with your heart. It’s important to remember that if you’ve been diagnosed with a heart murmur, that doesn’t mean you’ll always have it.