Characteristics of innocent childhood murmurs
- no other abnormality - just a murmur
- no thrill
- the murmur usually has the characteristics listed below:
- heard over a local area
- does not radiate outside the praecordium
- short, low frequency
- occurs in early or midsystole
- never diastolic
- shows variation in intensity with changes in posture; may disappear completely with the Valsalva manoeuvre; sitting or deep inspiration makes the murmur quieter
- increased with tachycardia e.g. crying, anxiety
- ECG and chest X-ray normal
- child is asymptomatic
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