Puede resultar complejo diagnosticar y evaluar la cardiopatía infantil. Por este motivo, se requiere del cuidado clínico de un médico o de otro profesional de la salud. En el directorio que aparece a continuación, se enumeran algunos de los métodos de evaluación y diagnóstico de la cardiopatía infantil, para los cuales proveemos una breve descripción.
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