TY - JOUR ID - 16262 TI - Prevalence and Etiology of Heart Murmurs in 2-24-Months-Old Infants Kerman, Iran JO - Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences JA - JKMU LA - en SN - 1023-9510 AU - Bagheri, M.M AU - Torabi-Nezhad, M.H AU - Jamali, Z AU - Baneshi, M.R AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Afzalipour School of Medicine & Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - Resident, Department of Pediatrics, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - Assistant Professor, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 21 IS - 4 SP - 114 EP - 122 KW - Congenital heart disease KW - Murmur KW - Ventricular septal defect KW - Infant KW - Left to right shunts DO - N2 - Background & aim: Congenital heart disease is one of the most common malformations at birth that require timely recognition and treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and etiology of detected heart murmurs and association between congenital heart disease and heart murmurs. Recognition of murmurs etiology would help us to manage and treat them properly. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2757 infants between two to 24 months in Kerman city, Iran were enrolled. The infants who had heart murmurs in physical exam were referred to pediatric cardiologist for more evaluations such as echocardiography. Results: 2757 infants were screened for the presence of heart murmurs and murmurs were heard in 145 (5.29%) including 71 girls (49%) and 74 boys (51%). Innocent and pathologic murmurs prevalence was 49 and 51 percent, respectively. Altogether, left to right shunts [ventricular ceptal defect (VSD), atrial ceptal defect (ASD), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD)] were the most common cardiac abnormalities in this study. The most common heart lesion was ventricular septal defect (21.6%). There was a significant correlation between younger infants, lower weights and girl sex with congenital heart disease. Conclusion: On base of our study, the incidence of pathologic heart murmurs related to congenital heart disease is more than innocent murmurs in infants; with accurate heart exam and timely screening, we can prevent irreversible heart complication in these ages UR - https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_16262.html L1 - https://jkmu.kmu.ac.ir/article_16262_90f6739d3ffbe7f44beaa22c34f8b10f.pdf ER -