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Accurate auscultation is a difficult discipline acquired by meticulous attention to detail. Repeated self-monitoring with sound and pulse tracings increases proficiency. The accomplished auscultator possesses a powerful diagnostic technique, particularly in the field of congenital heart disease.
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Chesler, E. (1993). Auscultation. In: Clinical Cardiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9183-8_3
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