Table 1. Indications for echocardiography.
Sign/symptom | Number of patients | % of patients |
Fast breathing | 64 | 19.2 |
Failure to thrive | 36 | 10.8 |
Murmur | 83 | 25 |
Dysmorphism | 36 | 10.8 |
Cyanosis | 32 | 9.6 |
Recurrent pneumonia | 13 | 3.9 |
Recurrent cough | 16 | 4.8 |
Easy fatigability | 23 | 6.9 |
Chest pain | 6 | 1.8 |
Cardiomegaly on chest X-ray | 6 | 1.8 |
Palpitation | 5 | 1.5 |
Fainting attacks | 6 | 1.8 |
Heart failure | 21 | 6.33 |
Pre-term low birth weight | 7 | 2.1 |