Why the study?
Clinicians' auscultation skills can wither without exposure to patients with valvular heart disease or due to reliance on handheld ultrasound devices or echocardiography.
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Reinforces bedside use of physiologic maneuvers for murmur evaluation; leaves open need for prospective outcome studies.
Auscultation of heart sounds and murmurs often is taught in a simulated environment with optimal listening conditions. Clinicians' auscultation skills can wither if they do not have contact with patients with valvular heart disease during clinical practice, or if they rely on handheld ultrasound devices or echocardiography. This article reviews heart murmurs and how to use physiologic maneuvers during the cardiac examination to assist in identifying murmurs.
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