• What causes heart murmurs in kids?

My 7 year old son has a heart murmur. What causes heart murmurs in kids?

1 Answer

  • Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
  • Brecksville, Ohio

Heart murmur is a sound that we hear through stethoscope. Most often, it's benign, produced due to normal blood circulation within the heart. But it can also be produced secondary to narrow or leaky valves, holes in the heart, heart muscle problems, etc.

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