[The art of cardiac auscultation].

Auscultation of the heart should be performed systematically on the five standard auscultation points. During this procedure every sound must be exactly documented. Furthermore, splitting of the heart sounds and clicks, if present, must be noted. Frequently the interpretation of the various sounds is difficult. Clinically significant sounds and therefore requiring further clarification must be filtered out from the many innocent heart murmurs. This is possible only with time, patience and constant practice.