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Is a heart murmur a heart disease?

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Technically yes, it can be classified as a congenital heart disease.

- Heart Murmur patient of 14 years.

Heart murmur is a finding on physical exam, a sign, but not every heart murmur is caused by disease. Some are normal occurrences.

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