title: Valvular heart disease. Part I: Diagnosis.
abstract: Cardiac murmurs are common. The general practitioner is often the first person to detect a murmur. These are often asymptomatic, yet may be a consequence of haemodynamically significant valve disease. Accurate assessment is important to allow intervention and to improve prognosis. The clinical features of each valve lesion and relevant cardiac investigations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Monash Medical Centre, Prince Henry's Hospital Campus, Melbourne.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans