[Variables associated with pathologic heart murmurs in primary care consultations].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the existence of variables associated to pathological murmurs in infancy.


METHODS
Retrospective crossover study.


METHODS
Paediatrics clinic at Carrus Health Centre, Elche.


METHODS
109 cases of children with a cardiac murmur recorded between 1987 and 1991 were studied.


RESULTS
The percentage of children with pathological cardiac murmurs was 10.1. An association of pathology to younger age at diagnosis (p = 0.006) and to the intensity of the murmurs (p = 0.001) was found.


CONCLUSIONS
The frequency of pathological murmurs in our study is similar to that in other series consulted. The age of diagnosis and the intensity of the murmur appear to be variables associated to pathology in children, which should be borne in mind in Primary Care clinics.
Sánchez
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Centro de Salud Carrús de Elche y Hospital d'Elx, Alicante.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies
Variables asociadas a soplos cardíacos patológicos en las consultas de atención primaria.