Abstract
Innocent murmurs are common in childhood. They require accurate diagnosis to avoid unnecessary anxiety and/or restrictions. With this in mind, we studied prospectively children diagnosed by a paedi-atric cardiologist as having innocent murmurs to review the necessity of investigations in excluding organic abnormalities. We included 63 children in the study. The majority had the so-called Still's, or musical / . vibratory murmur. None had abnormal investigations, suggesting that such investigations are largely superfluous for the purpose of diagnosis in those patients with innocent murmurs seen by a paediatric cardiologist. They are often done, nonetheless, as part of the assessment and/or expectations of the parent or the referring physician.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 340-342 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cardiology in the Young |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Cardiologist
- Innocent murmurs
- Investigations
- Paediatric