• What is a heart murmur?

I'm only 30 years old. Sometimes I feel my heart beating very quickly, right before it goes back to normal. Could this be a heart murmur?

1 Answer

  • Cardiac Electrophysiologist
  • Newark, New Jersey

A heart murmur is typically caused by a leaky heart valve, however abnormally fast heart rate could be a normal reaction to stress or anxiety or an abnormal rhythm due to abnormality in the electrical system of the heart. My suggestion is to see a cardiologist who will likely order some sort of a monitoring system for couple of weeks to capture the rhythm and appropriately analyse it.

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