I am a 41 year old female that was diagnosed with Pericardial effusion almost 2 years ago... drained finally after approximately 3 months, continue to have small amount of fluid around heart, have dealt with many irregular beats since as well, including bigiminy and trigiminy (sorry about spelling), i have a whooshing sound in ear for a couple of years now as well... I have lost approximately 50 pounds and many inches in the last six months and that isn t easy for me as I have tried to lose weight for years with no success as I am surgical menopausal since I was 34 as well as hypothyroid for approx 15 years. ... the worst thing is now I seem to have developed a heart murmur... no one can figure all of this out and it is getting frustrating. I hope you can give me some suggestions. thanks from a frustrated, fatigued woman. Sheryl.
Fluid accumulation around the heart may occur alone but also as part of other illnesses. Be sure that you are clear with your doctor as to the source of fluid accumulation. A murmur is a sound heard as the heart beats. It may occur as a result of some of the problems that cause fluid accumulation around the heart, as a problem with a heart valve or as a variation of normal. The studies that are done to look at fluid accumulation will also see the heart valves. If no severe problem is uncovered, these are probably not the primary source of your symptoms. For someone like yourself, I will usually screen of systemic problems like the thyroid disorder that someone already found. Discuss what has been done with your doctor and consider additional screening for more widespread inflammatory illnesses.