heart murmurs and pregnancy?
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Hi, Susie - Having a heart murmur just means that there is a little extra sound that can be heard when listening to your heart.  This can result from many things including mild, benign leakiness of the valves or abnormal connections between the chambers of your heart.  In the majority of cases, murmurs are benign findings.  However, if you are having chest pain and shortness of breath, it is advisable that you see your physician to make sure that the murmur is not a sign of something more serious!  A doctor can determine what the source of a murmur is by paying attention to the timing and character of the murmur, checking an EKG, and possibly ordering an echocardiogram if it is felt to be indicated.  Good luck!
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Don't think so unless its far along.  Its more likely a panic attack worring about getting pregnant.
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A heart murmur is usually caused by a mitral valve prolapse. This is when the valve is slightly deformed causing it to not seal completely. It can be caused by various things including infections, or it can be from birth. In most cases there are no symptoms and no reason to worry about it. Most doctors even consider a mild prolapse to be normal. Unless you have other health problems, or your doctor says otherwise, exercise should be fine. Good aerobic exercise is great for heart health, and your overall health. Be sure to check with your doctor before starting any exercise program, but the murmur shouldn't really make a bit of difference. Take care.
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pregnant?  walking too much?  high blood pressure?
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The respondant above is largely correct but she is mistaken about 60% of the population having MVP.  The actual number is more like 2%.  \n\nMost people live long lives without complication from this condition.  The main issue for you is with dental cleaning (you should have antibiotics prior to a teeth cleaning and/or procedure)As well as other surgeries that potentially could put you at risk for having bacteria in your blood stream.\n\nCheck out the link to the Mayo Clinic's site.  It gives very good information regarding your condition and prognosis as well as complications.  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mitral-valveprolapse/DS00504/DSECTION=1\n\nAs far as murmurs being present in childhood - those type of murmurs are usually benign and come from children having slightly different shaped hearts and thin chest walls.  The MVP may have been present in you as a child but it took 28 years for it to be present enough to create a murmur.  The real key here is whether the valve works (opens and closes when it ought) as opposed to whether it prolapses as it is doing it.  The reason no one is treating this as a big deal is because it is not a big deal.\n\nHere's a good article about antibiotics, MVP and when and why you need them.\n\nhttp://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/1/358\n\nGood luck.
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If the pregnant female is not obese, one can most often see the heartbeat with transabdominal ultrasound. One can definitely see the heartbeat with a transvaginal ultrasound (hand held probe that is inserted into the vagina) at 6 weeks. \n\nI found this on birth defects and ultrasound:\n\nThe accuracy of ultrasound in screening for birth defects varies, depending on the skill of the operator. Its accuracy has been reported to be:2\n\n53% overall for detecting birth defects.\n90% for detecting fatal defects.\nAbout 100% for some neural tube defects, such as anencephaly.
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nobody can tell if your doctor was right or wrong unless we have access to your complete medical record (and maybe not even then). \n\nwith a complicated pregnancy (as yours was) doctors have to weigh risks of delivery or c-section versus benefits. the fact that you had swelling even before the delivery meant that you were having problems BEFORE the delivery, not just during. it may have been that your doctor thought the potential complications of a c-section, given your heart condition, were more risky than simply inducing your delivery. \n\nCHF during prenancy is a horrible and unavoidable pregnancy complication. it just happens sometimes, and they are working on finding out why. it is nothing your doctor did, and based on what you have provided, I don't see any reason to think your doctor did the wrong thing. \n\nwhat I think you had is also called "peripartum cardiomyopathy" (translates to "during pregnancy, something wrong with the heart muscle")\n\nhere is a link for more info.
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Even though it founds to be normal in small child while crying, we should be always be careful thinking about congenital cardiac conditions like tetralogy of fallot, it is always better to check with paediatrician and cardiologist for preventing life dabgerous situations, i pray it should not happen.\nbut it is always better to have a health check up if the problematic situation happens again and again.\n\nBy\nSURESH KUMAR. M.P.T.,M.I.S.C.P.\nCHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY\nskmpt2002@yahoo.co.uk
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Congestive Heart Failure\n\nAngina\n\nArrythmia\n\nMitral Valve Prolapse\n\nDegenerative Heart Disease\n\nHeart murmur\n\nStroke\n\nPremature Ventrical Contraction\n\nHyperkalemia\n\nParoxysmal atrial tachycardia
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Yes it is, but I am not a doctor, remember this. Now, I have a heart murmer, and I have to watch some things. Stress is alot of the problems on a heart, but so is the lifestyle like smoking, drinkiing, some pills, and even one's thinking. I would suggest a 2nd doctor's opion on this, cause you need to get more help for him. I wish the best to you both, and god bless.
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Hi, I've had PVCs for many years and they come and go.  At first, I was scared to death and thought that something was seriously wrong with my heart.  After visiting the cardiologist and having a bunch of tests, I learned that my PVCs are totally harmless and most likely the result of stress.  I'm not a doctor, but I've had PVCs off and on for over 10 years and I can tell you that in the absence of other symptoms they're considered totally harmless.  Mine tend to come at night, right around bedtime, if at all.  Like you, I take vitamins (including all the ones you mentioned).  I would suggest you try taking some Magnesium, that seems to have helped me a great deal.  The other thing that helps is exercise -- cardio, and lots of it.  Oh, and by the way -- everyone gets skipped heartbeats, but not everyone notices them.  I think you can relax about your PVCs.  Mention them to your doctor at your next regular checkup, or if they return and suddenly get worse then by all means make that appointment sooner rather than later.  However, your PVCs are most likely just a nuisance.
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The best method is echocardiography. Also, one can try MRI and CT scans. Also, improvement in general outlook (exercise tolerance), disappearance (not changing nature) of heart murmurs, which are heard through the stethoscope, is an important indicator. Negative blood culture (disappearance of bacteria from blood) may not be the most reliable indicator if one is on antibiotics. Take care.
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http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/heartattacks/a/MIlate_5.htm
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False pregnancy...you should see a doctor.
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Fibroids and ovarian cysts can make it more difficult to become pregnant, and can cause miscarraige  If there was a prenancy at the time of the ultra sound ,it would have been seen. I presume you have an app't with your OB soon to discuss these results.  He/she is your best soucre of information since every case is different.  I have listed 2 web addresses below for good articles to read.   Wish you well.
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it is a common problem specially in lean people, it is the pulse of abdominal aorta. but see your doctor to ensure it hase not became too large(called aneurysm).\nfeeling of the baby in pregnancy occurs after 16-20 weeks and by that time your tummy has enlarged enough to detect the pregnancy easily! \nif you are worried about pregnancy use a safe method of contraception to live with less anxiety.
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Please ee the webpages for more details on Heart murmur.\nSignificant murmurs in children are more likely to be caused by:\npatent ductus arteriosus (PDA) \natrial septal defect (ASD) \nventricular septal defect (VSD) \ncoarctation of the aorta \nanomalous pulmonary venous return (an abnormal formation of the pulmonary veins) \nChildren often have murmurs that are a normal part of development and do not require treatment. These murmurs include:\nStill's murmur \nvenous hum \npulmonary flow murmurs.\nConsult paediatric cardialogist for asessing heart murmurs of your child.