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Is There Correlation Between Asthma And Heart Murmurs?

I am 26, have been asthmatic for 20 years. I recently found out I have a heart murmur. The technician mentioned that there might be a link between the two? Isn't rare to develop a heart murmur at my age...it seems unlikely no one has caught it before...
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello.

Thank you for asking at HCM.

Yes, you are right. It's rare. Heart murmur usually is a sign of heart disease but there are other causes also. Also, sometimes very faint murmurs can be present in otherwise healthy persons.

Longstanding asthma is not commonly related to heart disease. Although, a long-standing, uncontrolled asthma can affect right-side of heart after many years.

So, at this point I would suggest you not to worry, and personally I would suggest you to get an Echocardiography done to know the structure and functioning of the heart. If it is normal, you should not worry.

Hope this will be helpful to you.

Wish you the best of the health.

Regards.
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Is There Correlation Between Asthma And Heart Murmurs?

Hello. Thank you for asking at HCM. Yes, you are right. It s rare. Heart murmur usually is a sign of heart disease but there are other causes also. Also, sometimes very faint murmurs can be present in otherwise healthy persons. Longstanding asthma is not commonly related to heart disease. Although, a long-standing, uncontrolled asthma can affect right-side of heart after many years. So, at this point I would suggest you not to worry, and personally I would suggest you to get an Echocardiography done to know the structure and functioning of the heart. If it is normal, you should not worry. Hope this will be helpful to you. Wish you the best of the health. Regards.