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Heart Murmur, Heart Valve Disorder — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))

What is the waiting period for Heart Murmur, Heart Valve Disorder — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?

For Heart Murmur, Heart Valve Disorder, waiting period is no waiting period; condition is as long as you have been medically evaluated and treated and have not had symptoms in the last 6 months; outcome is accept; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Acceptable if you have a heart murmur as long as you have been medically evaluated and treated and have not had symptoms in the last 6 months and have no restrictions on your normal daily activities.

redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06

no waiting period
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
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Criterion
Heart Murmur, Heart Valve Disorder
Blood service
American Red Cross (US) our reading
Waiting period
no waiting period
Condition
as long as you have been medically evaluated and treated and have not had symptoms in the last 6 months verified
Outcome
accept our reading

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