Parental anxiety and misperceptions in children with innocent murmurs.
Georgia AkrivopoulouDespoina GkentziSotiris FouzasAgeliki VerveniotiGabriel DimitriouAgeliki A KaratzaPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)
Parents of infants and children with innocent murmurs exhibit moderate levels of anxiety and this condition can be ameliorated significantly after pediatric cardiology consultation. Focused parental education is of paramount importance and the role of pediatric cardiologists is crucial and decisive.