Abstract:Introduction:
Still’s murmurs are difficult to distinguish from other heart murmurs at the primary care level. This leads to an estimated 400,000 children being referred to pediatric cardiologists each year for evaluation of heart murmurs in the United States. The murmur is ultimately diagnosed as innocent Still’s murmur in approximately 90% of these children. This diagnosis requires no specialty referral, cardiac testing, exercise restrictions or cardiology follow-up. These unnecessary referrals a… Show more
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