Heart murmur screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Cardiac auscultation is a cost-efficient and relatively sensitive test that should always be performed among all neonatal live births. Additionally, screening for heart murmurs is also recommended among school-children and athletes. While murmurs among neonates are always an indication for further investigation, triage of older children and adolescents according to murmur characteristics is required before referral to a pediatric cardiologist.