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Managing a “New” Murmur in Healthy Children and Teens

Managing a “New” Murmur in Healthy Children and Teens An asymptomatic child with a murmur can be challenging practice management conundrum. Some providers refer all patients with a “new” murmur to a cardiologist, likely resulting in excessive resource utilization and parental anxiety. This study examines whether the prevalence of significant cardiac pathology differs in asymptomatic patients aged 2 to 18 years who were referred for a murmur that was “new” versus those referred for a murmur that was known to exist and followed conservatively during the previous 2 years. Of 473 patients meeting inclusion criteria, 33/473 (7.0%) were diagnosed with cardiac pathology, with 21/357 (5.9%) occurring among “new” murmur referrals and 12/116 (10.3%) occurring among “known” murmur referrals. Notably, 34/357 (9.5%) patients referred for a “new” murmur had no murmur present when assessed by the cardiologist. This study suggests that asymptomatic children with a “new” murmur may be conservatively managed. This may lessen health care resource utilization rates and overall parental anxiety. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical Pediatrics SAGE

Managing a “New” Murmur in Healthy Children and Teens

Gupta, Lisa J.; May, Joseph W.
Clinical Pediatrics , Volume 56 (4): 6 – Apr 1, 2017
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SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2016
ISSN
0009-9228
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1938-2707
DOI
10.1177/0009922816656623
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27356630
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Abstract

An asymptomatic child with a murmur can be challenging practice management conundrum. Some providers refer all patients with a “new” murmur to a cardiologist, likely resulting in excessive resource utilization and parental anxiety. This study examines whether the prevalence of significant cardiac pathology differs in asymptomatic patients aged 2 to 18 years who were referred for a murmur that was “new” versus those referred for a murmur that was known to exist and followed conservatively during the previous 2 years. Of 473 patients meeting inclusion criteria, 33/473 (7.0%) were diagnosed with cardiac pathology, with 21/357 (5.9%) occurring among “new” murmur referrals and 12/116 (10.3%) occurring among “known” murmur referrals. Notably, 34/357 (9.5%) patients referred for a “new” murmur had no murmur present when assessed by the cardiologist. This study suggests that asymptomatic children with a “new” murmur may be conservatively managed. This may lessen health care resource utilization rates and overall parental anxiety.

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Clinical Pediatrics – SAGE

Published: Apr 1, 2017

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