What is heart murmur?

A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat as a result of abnormal blood flow. Murmurs can be classified by seven different characteristics: timing, shape, location, radiation, intensity, pitch and quality.

How do members experience heart murmur?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with heart murmur*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for heart murmur*

Who has heart murmur on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 24
30s 62
40s 76
50s 131
60s 110
70+ 73

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 89
Female 382