Cardiologic evaluation of children with suspected heart disease: experience of a public outpatient clinic in Brazil

CONTEXT: During initial evaluation of children on an outpatient basis, the index of suspected heart disease may be high, particularly if we consider that innocent murmur occurs in about 50% of the pediatric population. This is the most common cause of referral to the pediatric cardiologist. OBJECTIV...

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Main Authors: Fernando Amaral, João Antonio Granzotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 1999-05-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801999000300002&lng=en&tlng=en