Parents' knowledge of infective endocarditis in children with congenital heart disease.

Introduction: The guidelines to prophylaxis of infectious endocarditis changed, but many congenital heart diseases continue to be considered as high risk for the development of the disease.

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of parents or guardians of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease seen at a referral center in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on infective endocarditis and its prevention.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 90 patients with congenital heart defects in regular outpatient treatment.

[Echocardiographic findings in children with "innocent" murmur].

Objectives: To access the frequency of abnormal echocardiographic findings in patients with diagnosis of innocent murmur.

Methods: A transversal study of 166 consecutive patients was carried out with diagnosis of innocent murmur evaluated in the pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic of "Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia", a tertiary reference center, between December 3, 2001 and December 2, 2002. History, clinical examination and echocardiogram were performed in all patients.