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The innocent murmur; a problem in clinical practice
June, 1968 The Journal o[ P E D I A T R I C S 907
Books
Book review The innocent murmur; a problem in clinical practice Cesar A. Caceres and Lowell W. Perry, foreword by William It. Stewart, Boston, Mass., 1967, Little, Brown & Company, 300 pages. $13.50. This book is devoted to the innocent murmur, one of the very interesting and as yet unsolved mysteries in the field of cardiology. There are 17 chapters; the first 4 chapters are devoted to the history of innocent murmurs, mechanisms of sound production, and principles of auscultation and phonocardiography. The remaining chapters are devoted to the clinical and phonocardiographic characteristics of a variety of innocent murmurs such as Still's murmur, pulmonic systolic murmur, cardiorespiratory murmur, supraclavieuIar arterial bruit, cervical venous hum, murmurs of pregnancy and lactation, the late systolic murmur, the cephalic bruit, and various ejection sounds and clicks.
There are short, concise summaries at the end of each chapter which are very helpful and a very impressive, long bibliography for the interested readers in this area. A group of expert panelists participated in a program on the innocent murmur, and this eventually led to the compilation of material for a textbook. Unfortunately, the authors included in the text long, dreary panel discussions which are very distracting. The editors also included long quotations from the literature which add little substance to the book and are also distracting. The authors end the book with a question "What is an innocent murmur?" implying that the text failed to answer this question. Although the book does not provide a complete and final answer, it is worthwhile reading. DAVID GOLDRINO~ M.D. WASHINGTO~
UNIVERSITY"
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Vol. 72, No. 6, p. 907
Books
Book review The innocent murmur; a problem in clinical practice Cesar A. Caceres and Lowell W. Perry, foreword by William It. Stewart, Boston, Mass., 1967, Little, Brown & Company, 300 pages. $13.50. This book is devoted to the innocent murmur, one of the very interesting and as yet unsolved mysteries in the field of cardiology. There are 17 chapters; the first 4 chapters are devoted to the history of innocent murmurs, mechanisms of sound production, and principles of auscultation and phonocardiography. The remaining chapters are devoted to the clinical and phonocardiographic characteristics of a variety of innocent murmurs such as Still's murmur, pulmonic systolic murmur, cardiorespiratory murmur, supraclavieuIar arterial bruit, cervical venous hum, murmurs of pregnancy and lactation, the late systolic murmur, the cephalic bruit, and various ejection sounds and clicks.
There are short, concise summaries at the end of each chapter which are very helpful and a very impressive, long bibliography for the interested readers in this area. A group of expert panelists participated in a program on the innocent murmur, and this eventually led to the compilation of material for a textbook. Unfortunately, the authors included in the text long, dreary panel discussions which are very distracting. The editors also included long quotations from the literature which add little substance to the book and are also distracting. The authors end the book with a question "What is an innocent murmur?" implying that the text failed to answer this question. Although the book does not provide a complete and final answer, it is worthwhile reading. DAVID GOLDRINO~ M.D. WASHINGTO~
UNIVERSITY"
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Vol. 72, No. 6, p. 907