Heart Murmur Symptoms

In most cases, people with a heart murmur do not have any symptoms. Some people, however, do have heart murmur symptoms that signal a more serious heart condition. These symptoms may include chest pain, excessive sweating, fast breathing, and shortness of breath. Other heart murmur symptoms include dizziness, fainting, and fatigue.

 
 

Heart Murmur Symptoms: An Introduction

Most people with a heart murmur do not have any heart murmur symptoms. The murmur is usually innocent (harmless). However, some people do have heart murmur symptoms and signs that signify a more serious heart problem.
 
These heart murmur symptoms may include:
 
  • Blue coloring of the skin, especially on the fingertips and inside the mouth
  • Poor eating and failure to grow normally (in infants)
  • Fast breathing
  • Excessive sweating
  • Chest pain
  • Dizziness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Fainting
  • Fatigue (feeling very tired).
     
(Click Heart Murmur or Heart Murmur Diagnosis for more information about heart murmur symptoms.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD