Cardiovascular Problems in Aviation Medicine:Evaluation of Heart Murmurs

摘要

The importance of proper interpretation of a heart murmur by the flight surgeon is emphasized.nThe elicitation of the physical characteristics of a murmur, and the evaluation of eh murmur based on these characteristics, is described in detail.nBrief analysis is made of 1090 service personnel seem in consultation at the cardiovascular laboratory at school of Aviation Medicine, Pensacols Floride.nIn five persons who were referred for reasons other than the evaluation of a murmur pathological murmurs were heard which had been overlooked by the referring physician.nA final analysis is made of the systolic murmurs which were heard. The innocence of most pulmonic systolic murmurs is stressed.