Value and Limitations of Auscultation in the Management of Congenital Heart Disease

With advances in technology, especially that of ultrasonography, the art and science of auscultation could become relegated to that of an obsolete technique. Physicians in a cardiovascular training program involved in learning modern instrumentation diagnostic techniques often become expert in these areas before they have mastered the use of the stethoscope. Although the technology of ultrasonic examination, cardiac catheterization, and...