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Heart Murmurs

Assessment and investigation of heart murmurs.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
CardiologyGeneral Practice

Clinical Guidelines

Heart murmurs in the neonate: an approach to the neonate with a heart murmur
National
Incidental murmur guideline, paediatrics (399)
National
2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Local
2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Local
ACC/AHA 2006 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Local
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Local
ACVIM Consensus Statement Guidelines for the Classification, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiomyopathies in Cats
Local

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