The systolic murmurs heard in healthy subjects used to be called " functional " murmurs. White et al. (1942) recommended the term " physiologic." Evans (1947) called these murmurs " innocent." Others have called them " incidental,' "' accidental,'' or "' murmurs of unknown origin."
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