Why the study?
Does telecardiographic evaluation provide accurate diagnoses compared to in-person examination in pediatric patients referred for heart murmurs?
Population
21 pediatric patients referred to a rural pediatric cardiology outreach clinic for evaluation of heart murmurs
Comparison
Telecardiographic evaluation utilizing a… vs In-person face-to-face examination by a…
Design
Cross-sectional, Second pediatric cardiologist and personnel performing…
Authors
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Small VSDs may be missed by telecardiology in pediatric murmurs; Level 4 data leaves diagnostic accuracy open to prospective validation.
Does telecardiographic evaluation provide accurate diagnoses compared to in-person examination in pediatric patients referred for heart murmurs?
Telecardiology is generally effective for evaluating pediatric heart murmurs, though it may miss small ventricular septal defects compared to in-person examination.
McConnell et al. (1999) studied this question.
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