Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy
Pectus excavatum (PEXT) consists of an overgrowth of the chondral region with posterior displacement of the inferior part of the sternum, resulting in a concave chest deformity. Characteristic clinical and imaging findings may occur, depending on the compression that right cardiac chambers suffer, w...
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| author | Eftychios Siniorakis Spyridon Arvanitakis Panagiotis Tzevelekos Stamatia Panta Apostolos Balanis Fotini Aivalioti Sotiria Limberi |
| author_facet | Eftychios Siniorakis Spyridon Arvanitakis Panagiotis Tzevelekos Stamatia Panta Apostolos Balanis Fotini Aivalioti Sotiria Limberi |
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| description | Pectus excavatum (PEXT) consists of an overgrowth of the chondral region with posterior displacement of the inferior part of the sternum, resulting in a concave chest deformity. Characteristic clinical and imaging findings may occur, depending on the compression that right cardiac chambers suffer, when squeezed between the sternum and the column vertebrae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb7049a6434843fcba38d016539f3cd72022-12-21T23:52:53ZengSaudi Heart AssociationJournal of the Saudi Heart Association1016-73152017-07-0129322322610.1016/j.jsha.2017.01.003Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopyEftychios Siniorakis0Spyridon Arvanitakis1Panagiotis Tzevelekos2Stamatia Panta3Apostolos Balanis4Fotini Aivalioti5Sotiria Limberi6Cardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreeceCardiology Department, Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, GreecePectus excavatum (PEXT) consists of an overgrowth of the chondral region with posterior displacement of the inferior part of the sternum, resulting in a concave chest deformity. Characteristic clinical and imaging findings may occur, depending on the compression that right cardiac chambers suffer, when squeezed between the sternum and the column vertebrae.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517300040Brugada phenocopyOrthostatic syndromePectus excavatumRavitch procedureRight ventricular compression |
| spellingShingle | Eftychios Siniorakis Spyridon Arvanitakis Panagiotis Tzevelekos Stamatia Panta Apostolos Balanis Fotini Aivalioti Sotiria Limberi Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy Journal of the Saudi Heart Association Brugada phenocopy Orthostatic syndrome Pectus excavatum Ravitch procedure Right ventricular compression |
| title | Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy |
| title_full | Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy |
| title_fullStr | Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy |
| title_short | Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy |
| title_sort | pectus excavatum right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and brugada phenocopy |
| topic | Brugada phenocopy Orthostatic syndrome Pectus excavatum Ravitch procedure Right ventricular compression |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517300040 |
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