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 21
30s 67
40s 89
50s 135
60s 135
70+ 102

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 108
Female 419

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with heart murmur

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for heart murmur

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Compare treatments taken by people with heart murmur

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Got a question about living with heart murmur? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has heart murmur on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 153 say heart murmur is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 21
30s 67
40s 89
50s 135
60s 135
70+ 102
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 80
20-29 years 12
30-39 years 18
40-49 years 13
50-59 years 11
60-69 years 4
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 108
Female 419

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 279
Not Diagnosed 19

These charts show data from heart murmur patients who have completed their condition history
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