Vol. 15 - Num. 58
Clinical Reviews
Clinical cases in Cardiology (nº. 11): three months old infant showing shortness of breath when feeding
David Crespo Marcosa, Francisco Javier Pérez-Lescure Picarzob
aCardiología Infantil. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Alcorcón. Madrid. España.
bUnidad de Cardiología Infantil. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Alcorcón. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: D Crespo. E-mail: dcrespo@fhalcorcon.es
Reference of this article: Crespo Marcos D, Pérez-Lescure Picarzo J. Clinical cases in Cardiology (nº. 11): three months old infant showing shortness of breath when feeding. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2013;15:157-60.
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Abstract
We continue the series of clinical cases in Pediatric Cardiology checking frequent reasons for consultation in the pediatric offices of Primary Care as well as exploratory signs, and presenting them in a brief and practical way. In this paper, we present the case of a 3 month-old infant who is taken because of shortness of breath and sweating with feeding. The way the physical exploration and the electrocardiographic findings guide the diagnosis of this patient is discussed.
Keywords
● Congenital heart disease ● Left ventricular hypertrophy ● Systolic murmur ● Ventricular septal defect
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