Heart murmur

[CatonMat]

Just been found to have one, and would like reassurance that it probably is nothing at all.
Thank you!
I do have an echocardiogram being done soon.

I was diagnosed with a heart murmur at age 13. I am now 52 and ever had any problems. Please try not to worry.

Never had.

Thank you.
I'm curious more than anything, because I have felt unwell for a long while, and it is hard to find info.

I suppose it varies from person to person, and I'll just have to be patient.

I ‘ve had one since birth (late 40s now). Drs hear it, that’s the only impact it’s had on me.

I've had one since birth too. Never caused me any problems and I'm 35 now. It used to get checked a bit more regularly when I was a kid but they stopped worrying quite quickly when I grew and thrived.

Most heart murmurs are harmless and don't need any treatment. But some do need to be treated.

Long story short I was found to have a heart murmur during a pre op appointment. An echocardiogram showed that I had an ASD (hole in the heart) which was causing pulmonary hypertension. I had the hole closed under general anaesthetic via a catheter procedure from groin to the heart. They placed a woven mesh which went in collapsed like tow umbrellas that opened up to seal the hole. I was on blood thinners from diagnosis until 6 months after the procedure. A year later the pulmonary hypertension had completely gone and I was given the all-clear and discharged.

I hope that yours ends up one of those harmless ones and you can soon put it to the back of your mind.

I have a benign heart murmur (discovered over thirty years ago).
It was picked up when I had a medical for a job I was going into.
It's given me no problems, but I do have palpitations here and there. They are also harmless.
As long as it's thoroughly investigated, you can put it to the back of your mind, as part of you 'being you' IYSWIM.

I have a harmless one too. Was diagnosed on one echo as aortic regurgitation and another as having a hyperplastic heart.

Not caused any problems really other than the odd palpitation and once a piece of gym equipment told me to "get off now" as it was picking up two beats instead of one. I was chatting to my friend quite happily at the time so definitely not in distress.x

Thank you all.
Very helpful info.
It's much better to speak to real people than try and gather info on google.

Mine was discovered when I was 16, now 41. I had an ecg and ultrasound at 16 and nothing since. There's a good chance it's nothing to worry about and you might even have had it all your life and never known.

I have one, classed as a "silent" murmur i.e gives me no issues.

Was discovered late twenties when having treatment for something completely unrelated.

I had an echo too, I think it's standard if they find a murmur.

Try not to worry, I hope yours leaves you alone too

Mine was found at about age twenty - now in my early thirties. I do have a lot of other medical issues, but nothing has ever come up as a problem related to the murmur... My one is from a funny-shaped heart valve. It still works, just might end up deteriorating a bit faster than normal. So even if the doctors do tell you after your echo (when they've had a chance to interpret the images) that there's something a bit different like that, don't panic! Often these things are just slight variations that need monitoring. I get my heart re-scanned every year or so and that's it.

I hope you get reassuring news ASAP.

Thank you.
It certainly does seem pretty common.
It is helpful to know that.

I've got one, had it for years (10+), and it is a 'loud/noticeable' one, that was picked up every year in my yearly BUPA checks that I had for work. So have ended up having tons of ECGs and many other checks and scans, year on year. I have got an issue with a thickening of my heart wall, but that is down to high blood pressure and not the murmur. I'm not a medic, but apparently a heart murmur is more common than you would think - the last time I was checked they said that loads of people have it and do not realise. Let them do the necessary checks, but definitely don't worry. I hope this helps, as I am sure the other posts will too. X

A doctor picked mine up in my mid 30's after I went to see them about palpitations. Had an ultrasound and they said it's a benign murmur and boring to worry about. Fingers crossed yours is the same OP

nothing to worry about, not boring to worry about

Nothing and boring, I think.

I'm in same boat OP. Murmur detected during a visit to ED about something entirely unrelated and a letter was written to my GP. GP told me (via text message) they need to do an echo to investigate aortic stenosis. Have now worried myself silly googling what it is in the absence of no other info. Have my echo next week. Keeping everything crossed.

@CaptainChannel

I've had one since birth too. Never caused me any problems and I'm 35 now. It used to get checked a bit more regularly when I was a kid but they stopped worrying quite quickly when I grew and thrived.

Similar for me, though I'm older. I was checked often until I was 18, then basically left to it. I have had to have prophylactic antibiotic cover when I've had anaesthetics (I have a little yellow card to carry to show medics), and a couple of times doctors have asked me if I knew I had a murmur if they happen to hear it during routine examinations, but I don't think it's affected my health at all.