1974
DOI: 10.1378/chest.66.2.165
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Cardiac Findings in Pectus Excavatum in Children: Review and Differential Diagnosis

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“…A study involving children (14) demonstrated that the association with heredity varies according to the degree of severity and is stronger among patients with moderate/severe pectus, corroborating the findings of the present study, in which all patients with a moderate pectus deformity had a positive family history.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…A study involving children (14) demonstrated that the association with heredity varies according to the degree of severity and is stronger among patients with moderate/severe pectus, corroborating the findings of the present study, in which all patients with a moderate pectus deformity had a positive family history.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The presence of symptoms is also controversial in the literature, although we found studies reporting few patients with symptoms of hypotension and syncope, (14) even among those presenting a significant degree of severity. The analysis of various surgical studies in the literature revealed a wide diversity in terms of the presence of symptoms, with descriptions of chest pain, tachycardia, tachypnea and limited exercise tolerance in 26.8% to 67.0% of the cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…There are many surgical methods for treating pectus excavatum such as the Ravitch method, Wada method, Silastic mold method, and the Nuss operation [3,4]. In addition, many techniques have been reported such as subcutaneous insertion of molded Silastic implants, Cronin prosthesis, silicone implants, 2 mm Gore-Tex DualMesh, and autologous fat transplantation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Na nossa casuística, este aspecto foi observado em nove pacientes (12%). A alteração pode causar sintomas clínicos como respiração paradoxal ou dor tipo angina (18,19) . O achado é relatado com freqüência que varia de 31% a 50% (19) no exame físico.…”
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