Workload of ambulatory activities in a tertiary paediatric cardiac centre.

Background: Few data are available on the evolution in the number of referrals and the spectrum and frequency of issues addressed in paediatric cardiac outpatient clinics.

Aim: To assess the volume and range of symptoms and diagnoses in patients, referred to a paediatric cardiac outpatient clinic in an academic hospital setting.

Methods: Data were collected prospectively over 6 months.