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Vol. 14 - Num. 55

Clinical Reviews

Clinical cases in Cardiology (n°. 10): 12 years old boy with heart murmur and abnormal electrocardiographic findings

M.ª Teresa Fernández Soriaa, Francisco Javier Pérez-Lescure Picarzoa

aUnidad de Cardiología Infantil. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Alcorcón. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: MT Fernández. E-mail: mfsoria@salud.madrid.org

Reference of this article: Fernández Soria MT, Pérez-Lescure Picarzo J. Clinical cases in Cardiology (n°. 10): 12 years old boy with heart murmur and abnormal electrocardiographic findings. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2012;14:243-7.

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Abstract

We continue the series in Paediatric Cardiology checking frequent reasons for consultation in the paediatric offices of Primary Care, presenting them in a brief and practical way and trying to show the electrocardiogram usefulness, diagnostic tool available at the Primary Care office. In this paper we present the case of a 12 years old boy with a heart murmur. The way physical exploration and electrocardiographic findings guide the diagnosis of this patient is discussed.

Keywords

Second degree atrioventricular block Wenckebach

 

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