Archivos del Instituto de Cardiología de México
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Arch Inst Cardiol Mex · Mar 1998
Comparative Study[The nutritional status of the child with congenital cardiopathy].
To know the frequency and type of nutritional alterations of children with congenital heart disease. ⋯ chronic malnutrition in children with congenital heart disease is frequent. Most of the cases with malnutrition are compensated. This poor nutritional status is at the expense of fatty and muscular tissues.