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Eighteen children with left-axis deviation on the electrocardiogram but no other detected abnormalities are reported. The implications of this finding are discussed. No untoward cardiovascular events occurred during the period of follow-up and the electrocardiographic findings remained unchanged. This, therefore, appears to be a benign entity in the short term but longer follow-up is required before the ultimate prognosis can be determined.
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Sharratt, G.P., Virmani, S. Left-axis deviation in otherwise healthy children. Pediatr Cardiol 6, 7–9 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265401
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