Table 1. Presenting complaints of patients at the first consultation.

Presenting complaint	Numbers (N=1,172)	Percentage (%)
Dyspnea on exertion	1,027	87.6
Failure to thrive	720	61.4
Cough	592	50.5
Sweating	480	40.9
Anorexia	452	38.6
Abdominal distension	309	26.3
Lower limb edema	85	7.3
systematic consultation	72	6.1
Thoracic deformity	59	5.0
Chest pain	46	3.9
Cyanosis	45	3.8