Diagnosing heart valve problems using a Stethoscope doesn't provide an accurate diagnosis

What is it about?

Cardiac auscultation (listening to patients heart using Stethoscope) is one of the primary clinical skills used by physicians in assessing and diagnosing valvular heart disease (VHD). Evidence is suggestive of the diminishing application of cardiac auscultation in clinical practice, especially in the last two decades, potentially due to the widespread use of Doppler echocardiography . The aim of our study was to asses the accuracy of cardiac auscultation in diagnosing VHD in both the primary and secondary/tertiary care

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Why is it important?

Our study showed that the best way to diagnose heart valve problems among appropriate patients is by performing Echocardiograms (Ultrasound scan of the heart) rather than by listening to patients heart using Stethoscope