A medical examination may help to discover if there is an inheritable structural heart disease in the family. For example, if there is mitral valve prolapse with leakage from the valve this will cause a ‘murmur’ that a doctor can hear through a stethoscope. Your doctor may suggest that you have some of the tests we describe below.
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