Approximately 50% of children experience a cardiac murmur at some point in their lives; <1% of these murmurs are attributed to congenital heart disease (CHD). Cardiac murmur might be the first clinical sign of a significant CHD in children. Despite careful routine medical examinations at birth, approximately 50% of CHD cases could remain unrecognised.
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