title: [Diagnosis of congenital heart diseases].
abstract: Most of the relevant congenital heart defects are recognized by the neonatal clinical screening or even in utero by fetal echocardiographic screening. Nevertheless, a substantial percentage of defects are missed in the early screening and are diagnosed after discharge from hospital during childhood or even during adulthood. Often, this delay in making the correct diagnosis affects the overall outcome of the cardiac children. In almost all patients, cardiac findings are present that should have alerted the physician. This article reviews the importance of history and physical examination in the early diagnosis of congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Cardiologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, ULB.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malekzadeh-Milani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dessy
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal