This PedsCases Note provides a brief overview of an approach to heart murmurs, including key features to look for on history, physical exam, and auscultation. Examples of various innocent and pathologic murmurs relevant to the pediatric population are also described. This Note was created by Sarah Park, a second year medical student at the University of Alberta, with guidance from Dr. Michael Prodanuk (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto), and Dr. Chris Novak (Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton). It was based off the podcast "Evaluation of a Heart Murmur" by Dr. Andrew Mackie (pediatric cardiologist, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton) that was previously created for pedscases.com.

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