Pectus excavatum causing dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction: increased obstruction during expiration and decreased during inspiration

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Aug 1;19(8):925. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey053.

Authors

Dhaval Desai¹, M Fuad Jan¹, Renuka Jain¹, Farouk Mookadam², A Jamil Tajik¹

Affiliations

¹ Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2801 W. Kinnickinnic River Parkway, Ste. 840, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA.

PMID: 29617978
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jey053

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Disease Progression
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods
Exhalation / physiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Funnel Chest / complications*
Funnel Chest / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Inhalation / physiology
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / etiology*
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / physiopathology*