Background The term “virtual patients”(VPs) has been used for many years in academic
publications, but its meaning varies, leading to confusion. Our aim was to investigate and …

This study concerns the task of automatic structural heart abnormality risk detection from
digital phonocardiogram (PCG) signals aiming at pediatric heart disease screening …

Aim To explore, synthesise and discuss currently available digital stethoscopes (DS) and the
evidence for their use in paediatric medicine. Methods Systematic review and narrative …

Heart sounds have been widely used for years to monitor and classify heart diseases.
Experts manually examine these sounds, which is arduous and time‐consuming. In addition …

Background Still's murmur is the most prevalent innocent heart murmur of childhood.
Auscultation is the primary clinical tool to identify this murmur as innocent. Whereas pediatric …

Objective Computer‐aided auscultation in the differentiation of pathologic (AHA class I) from
no or innocent murmurs (AHA class III) would be of great value to the general practitioner …

Objective: Still's murmur is the most common innocent heart murmur in children. It is also the
most commonly misdiagnosed murmur, resulting in a high number of unnecessary referrals …

Evaluation of the patient with known or suspected cardiovascular disease begins with a
directed history and targeted physical examination, the scope and duration of which depend …

Background: While communicable diseases have long been the primary focus of healthcare
in Africa, the rising impact of paediatric and congenital heart disease (CHD) cannot be …

Abstract Background and Objective Early detection of cardiovascular (CV) disease or
associated risk factors during childhood is of paramount importance, allowing for early …