Diagnostic test helps primary care docs rule out pathologic heart murmur in kids

(American Academy of Family Physicians) Although heart murmur in children is usually harmless (referred to as innocent murmur), in a small number of cases it is symptomatic of cardiac disease (referred to as pathologic murmur). A new study finds that disappearance of heart murmur while standing reliably rules out pathologic heart murmurs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news