Heart murmur in children
Authors:
Pavlíček Jan 1,2; Klásková Eva 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika dětského lékařství, Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, a Lékařská fakulta Ostravské, univerzity, Ostrava
1; Centrum biomedicínského, výzkumu, Fakultní nemocnice, Hradec Králové
2; Dětská klinika, Fakultní, nemocnice Olomouc a Lékařská, fakulta Univerzity Palackého, v Olomouci, Olomouc
3
Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2023; 78 (5): 261-263.
Category:
Pediatric Protocols in Praxis
doi:
https://doi.org/10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/044
Overview
A heart murmur is a very common finding in childhood. It is necessary to differentiate between an insignificant murmur and murmur that indicates any cardiac pathology. The assessment involves an in-depth patient history, thorough physical examination and evaluation of the murmur itself. In an asymptomatic patient, the insignificant murmur is exclusively systolic and of low intensity. A heart murmur is the most common reason for child´s referral to a cardiology clinic and its significance is assessed by a pediatric cardiologist. The absence of a murmur does not exclude the presence of a significant or critical heart defect.
Keywords:
congenital heart defect – medical history – heart murmur
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Neonatology Paediatrics General practitioner for children and adolescentsArticle was published in
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