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Innocent Pulmonary Systolic Murmur

MedGen UID:
1715420
•Concept ID:
C5238584
•
Finding

Definition

An innocent murmur with a medium pitched, harsh character heard at the left middle and left upper sternal border that disappears with upright position. (ACC-AHA) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInnocent Pulmonary Systolic Murmur

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Accidental Heart Murmurs.
Begic E, Begic Z
Med Arch 2017 Aug;71(4):284-287. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2017.71.284-287. PMID: 28974851Free PMC Article
Echocardiographic study on the origin of the innocent flow murmurs.
Çelebi A, Onat T
Pediatr Cardiol 2006 Jan-Feb;27(1):19-24. doi: 10.1007/s00246-005-0823-9. PMID: 16391977
Clinical auscultation skills in pediatric residents.
Gaskin PR, Owens SE, Talner NS, Sanders SP, Li JS
Pediatrics 2000 Jun;105(6):1184-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1184. PMID: 10835055
Pulmonary stenosis: defect-specific diagnostic accuracy of heart murmurs in children.
Danford DA, Salaymeh KJ, Martin AB, Fletcher SE, Gumbiner CH
J Pediatr 1999 Jan;134(1):76-81. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70375-6. PMID: 9880453
The functional heart murmur: a wastebasket diagnosis.
Napodano RJ
J Fam Pract 1977 Apr;4(4):637-9. PMID: 853276

Diagnosis

Accidental Heart Murmurs.
Begic E, Begic Z
Med Arch 2017 Aug;71(4):284-287. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2017.71.284-287. PMID: 28974851Free PMC Article
Comparison of two educational interventions on pediatric resident auscultation skills.
Mahnke CB, Nowalk A, Hofkosh D, Zuberbuhler JR, Law YM
Pediatrics 2004 May;113(5):1331-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1331. PMID: 15121949
Clinical auscultation skills in pediatric residents.
Gaskin PR, Owens SE, Talner NS, Sanders SP, Li JS
Pediatrics 2000 Jun;105(6):1184-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1184. PMID: 10835055
Pulmonary stenosis: defect-specific diagnostic accuracy of heart murmurs in children.
Danford DA, Salaymeh KJ, Martin AB, Fletcher SE, Gumbiner CH
J Pediatr 1999 Jan;134(1):76-81. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70375-6. PMID: 9880453
The systolic murmur--innocent or guilty?
Tavel ME
Am J Cardiol 1977 May 4;39(5):757-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(77)80142-2. PMID: 558724

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of two educational interventions on pediatric resident auscultation skills.
Mahnke CB, Nowalk A, Hofkosh D, Zuberbuhler JR, Law YM
Pediatrics 2004 May;113(5):1331-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1331. PMID: 15121949
Clinical auscultation skills in pediatric residents.
Gaskin PR, Owens SE, Talner NS, Sanders SP, Li JS
Pediatrics 2000 Jun;105(6):1184-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.105.6.1184. PMID: 10835055

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