Heart murmur in children less than 2 years-old: Looking for a safe and effective referral strategy

• Main Authors: Moisés Rodríguez-González (Author), Almudena Alonso-Ojembarrena (Author), Ana Castellano-Martínez (Author), Lorena Estepa-Pedregosa (Author), Isabel Benavente-Fernández (Author), Simon P. Lubián López (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Current guidelines in Spain recommend performing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in all children under 2 years of age with a heart murmur. In 2014, the American Paediatric Association published the first appropriate use criteria (AUC) for outpatient paediatric transthoracic echoca...