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An AI-based algorithm was developed using heart sound recordings collected from 1413 patients at the five university hospitals in Finland. The corresponding heart condition was verified using echocardiography. In the second phase of the study, patients referred to Helsinki New Children\u2019s Hospital due to a heart murmur were prospectively assessed with the algorithm, and then the results were compared with echocardiography findings. Ninety-eight children were included in this prospective study. The algorithm classified 72 (73%) of the heart sounds as normal and 26 (27%) as abnormal. Echocardiography was normal in 63 (64%) children and abnormal in 35 (36%). The algorithm recognized abnormal heart sounds in 24 of 35 children with abnormal echocardiography and normal heart sounds with normal echocardiography in 61 of 63 children. When the murmur was audible, the sensitivity and specificity of the algorithm were 83% (24\/29) (confidence interval (CI) 64\u201394%) and 97% (59\/61) (CI 89\u2013100%), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>\n                    : The algorithm was able to distinguish murmurs associated with structural cardiac anomalies from innocent murmurs with good sensitivity and specificity. The algorithm was unable to identify heart defects that did not cause a murmur. Further research is needed on the use of the algorithm in screening for heart murmurs in primary health care.\n                    <jats:table-wrap>\n                      <jats:table>\n                        <jats:tbody>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td colspan=\"2\">\n                              What is Known:\n                              <jats:italic>\u2022 Innocent murmurs are common in children, while the incidence of moderate or severe congenital heart defects is low. Auscultation plays a significant role in assessing the need for further examinations of the murmur. The ability to differentiate innocent murmurs from those related to congenital heart defects requires clinical experience on the part of general practitioners. No AI-based auscultation algorithms have been systematically implemented in primary health care.<\/jats:italic>\n                            <\/jats:td>\n                          <\/jats:tr>\n                          <jats:tr>\n                            <jats:td colspan=\"2\">\n                              What is New:\n                              <jats:italic>\u2022 We developed an AI-based algorithm using a large dataset of sound samples validated by echocardiography. 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