Heart murmur detected, need feedback

regurg means a leaky valve. some overflow, very common. keep us posted. not sure on the duct and murmur combo.

i was dx'd 4 years ago with aortic vale stenosis (narrowing of the valve) after my GP detected a murmur - had the valve replaced 18 days ago and i'm feeling great -

you just have to keep an eye on it, but hopefully yours can be treated w/o surgery, but if it does come to that, rest assured, it's a piece of cake -

good luck -

ya, your cardiologist will certainly shed some light on the situation - it took almost 4 years for symptoms to start showing up for me - although looking back, i can see that there was a gradual decline in my energy level - not sure about how regurgitation alters things tho -

Typically, heart valve defects are first noted when the patient presents with a murmur. From the murmur itself, the doctor often cannot determine the cause. An ultrasound (echocardiogram) is usually the first (non-invasive) diagnostic test used to determine the type and severity of the defect. Many valve defects are detected and then monitored with annual echo's for many years before surgery (if any) is necessary.

I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis (narrowing and stiffening of the aortic valve) at age 52. I lived a totally normal life (running, weights, gym 5-6 days a week, travel, etc.) until age 63, when the valve was finally replaced.

As far as enlarged liver and heavy sweating being "aligned" with a murmur, I think you've skipped a few steps in your analysis. The murmur itself is just another symptom that indicates a potential problem with one or more valves or other structures within the heart. The liver and sweating issues may align with regurgitation of one (or more) of the valves, but there are many causes for murmurs - not all linked to regurgitation, and the symptoms you mention may be related to one valve regurgitating, but not the others. (Don't forget - the heart has 4 valves.

Each case is different. Many never do need surgery. Some do. If they say "not now" then just live your life and have it monitored when they tell you to. Definitely see a good cardiologist. If you don't "click" with the doc, find another. Life is too short to have a doctor treat a young person like an oldster.

the first thing i would suggest is continue doing what you are doing until someone tells you otherwise - but again, mine was the arotic and not both so i make be talking out my ass - try to keep as healthy as possible, so if and when the time comes, your body will be as good as it can be - my recovery from my OHS almost 4 weeks has been, at least in my thinking, amazing - and i think being in fairly decent shape has contributed to that -

i experienced a TIA about 17 years ago - it was pretty significant at the time, but because there wasn't anything test wise that indicated why i had it, there wasn't a whole lot to do about - so it didn't long for thoughts of it to quickly diminish -

it's hard to hear that we're having something else to add to our plate - the last thing i wanted to hear was that on top of ulcerative colitis, i now had a heart issue to deal with - it sucks, but the only real viable option is to just go with the flow -

hang in there - i suspect you'll feel better about things everyday -