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Tricuspid Valve Annulus Size by Echocardiography: Predictor of Cardiac Limitation in Pediatric Pectus Excavatum
2024-02-13
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> The severity of pectus excavatum (PEX) as measured by Haller index (HI) does not always correlate with symptoms of aerobic capacity. Transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) are generally reported as normal which may influence the pediatrician’s decision to refer for corrective surgery. The aim of this study was to find a reproducible TTE marker as an indicator of right ventricular compression and c...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 464ba256-74bc-5973-a50b-d70c716d9b48
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.02.12.24302736
