Diagnosis of cardiac murmurs in children

Abstract

Heart murmurs are frequently heard, and the murmurs are the usual cause for uncovering heart defects in pediatric patients. The murmurs are grouped into systolic murmurs, diastolic murmurs, and continuous murmurs. Cautious assessment of the murmur and associated abnormalities in physical examination are likely to produce correct diagnosis of the cause of the murmur. Sometimes it may be necessary to utilize noninvasive and invasive (rarely) investigations to achieve an accurate diagnosis. Nonetheless, such diagnostic studies may frequently be required for quantification, and before intervention either by transcatheter methods or by surgery.

Keywords

Ejection systolic murmur / holosystolic murmur / functional murmur / diastolic murmurs / Graham-Steel murmur / venous hum

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