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pulmonary regurgitation
I was diagnosed with a systolic murmur and pulmonary regurgitation. My question is what is this? Is this considered to be heart disease? Is it serious? Also th swelling in my toes and fingers at night, could my heart murmur be the cause of that?
A murmur is a sound heard with a stethoscope and usually associated with a valve regurgitation (leakage). You would need an echocardiogram exam to determine the degree of regurgitation (backflow) of blood into the RV chamber rather than going to the lungs to be oxygenated. The backflow if moderate to severe could cause blood in the system to not flow adequately and the condition would/could leak fluids into the peripheral tissues (edema).
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