Heart Murmurr

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many times disappear altogether. Another common innocent murmur heard in children ages 3 to 8 years is a vibratory musical murmur called a Still's murmur. No one knows the cause of the murmur other than blood flowing through a healthy vigorous heart. The murmur is usually detected at a well-child visit or if the child comes in with fever or some other form of illness. In times of fever or illness, the murmur will be louder because the heart is pumping harder, and blood is flowing through the heart faster. The murmur tends to become softer as the child grows, and his or her chest becomes thicker with muscles. Again the murmur is a normal, innocent murmur of childhood. A third common innocent murmur that occurs during the teen-age years is a pulmonary flow murmur. This murmur is due to blood flow in a normal heart and pulmonary artery. The murmur is louder with fever or illness; it is not due to a heart problem. When a child's physician or nurse practitioner hears a murmur, he or she ...

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