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Most physicians entering the field of pediatric cardiology are drawn to it by an interest in the wide variety of congenital heart defects which present at various ages. Most congenital heart disease will be evident in early life, presenting with cyanosis, heart murmur, congestive heart failure or shock. Textbooks in pediatric cardiology are filled overwhelmingly with chapters on the various congenital heart lesions which are encountered, both rare and common. However, practicing pediatric cardiologists will be quick to point out that a significant number of referrals to any practice do not involve congenital heart problems. Reviewing our own statistics at the Children's Hospital of Michigan Cardiology Center for the past two years (2010-2012) reveals that outpatient visits for new patient consultations examined by age groups are: less than 1 year of age - 11%; 1-5 years - 23%; 6-10 years - 21%; 11-18 years - 45%. Retrospective data collected from billing codes, as in this brief survey, may imprecise. However, it does provide a snapshot of the usual referral problems encountered by pediatric cardiologists. In our practice, the most common overall reason for referral in all ages was ""heart murmur”, constituting 26% of total referrals. Second were rhythm and rhythm related problems (inclusive of palpitations, abnormal ECG and diagnosed premature beats) constituted 19% of the total. In the age group of interest for this book of 11-18 years, the most common presenting issues were rhythm related (23%) and chest pain (23%), followed by syncope or dizziness (19%) and heart murmur (12%). Congenital heart disease diagnoses encountered in the 11 to 18 year age group comprised only 6.5% of referrals within that age group. It is likely that many of these were not new diagnoses (with a few exceptions), but rather represented transfers to our practice. Our own outpatient clinical experience reveals that the majority of outpatients referred by pediatricians for pediatric cardiology evaluation are between the ages of 11 and 18. The majority of these new referrals are not for congenital heart disease. Our intent for this edition of Pediatric Clinics of North America is to describe the types of problems which seem to be of concern to the pediatric community within this age group and to describe strategies for evaluation. ""This issue of PCNA surely will prove to be a valuable collection for any motivated primary care professional dealing with adolescents health.""Reviewed by: Neel Kamal, Feb14

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This volume of Pediatric Clinics of North America successfully achieves its aimed objective in offering the up to date information on the subject of Cardiac Issues of the adolescents. This issue of PCNA surely will prove to be a valuable collection for any motivated primary care professional dealing with adolescents health. Reviewed by: Neel Kamal, Feb14

<i> This volume of Pediatric Clinics of North America successfully achieves its aimed objective in offering the up to date information on the subject of Cardiac Issues of the adolescents.</i></p> </p> <i>This issue of PCNA surely will prove to be a valuable collection for any motivated primary care professional dealing with adolescents health. </i><b>Reviewed by: </b> Neel Kamal, Feb14</p>

This volume of Pediatric Clinics of North America successfully achieves its aimed objective in offering the up to date information on the subject of Cardiac Issues of the adolescents. This issue of PCNA surely will prove to be a valuable collection for any motivated primary care professional dealing with adolescents health. Reviewed by: Neel Kamal, Feb14

This volume of Pediatric Clinics of North America successfully achieves its aimed objective in offering the up to date information on the subject of Cardiac Issues of the adolescents. The volume should be of interest to a wider community of Child and Adolescent healthcare professionals . The editor correctly state that a great deal is asked of primary care providers taking care of children in the community . Their knowledge base has to be vast, confidence to raise concerns heightened and ability to reassure when appropriate. Cardiac Murmur, Chest pain, syncope and suspected rhythm problem will continue to bother the young people and challenge the skills of non cardiologists as much as they will be burden to the specialists. The subject of differentiation between innocent and pathological murmurs is simply discussed, good for refreshing what the professionals may have learnt at some stage already . Emotive subject of chest pain and rhythm problem in the young people adjusting to the grown up life is adequately dealt with. The fears of sudden cardiac death is given proportionate space and covered adequately to warn the non cardiologist to deal with appropriately . The subjects of effects of general health and life style on cardiac health is also covered and makes this volume a useful reference collection. Clear message regarding concerns relating to cardiac issue in ADHD sufferers receiving Psycho stimulants is well presented. This issue of PCNA surely will prove to be a valuable collection for any motivated primary care professional dealing with adolescents health. Reviewed by: Neel Kamal Date: Feb14

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