Pectus excavatum: Right ventricular compromise with orthostatic syndrome and Brugada phenocopy

J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2017 Jul;29(3):223-226. doi: 10.1016/j.jsha.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Brugada phenocopy; Orthostatic syndrome; Pectus excavatum; Ravitch procedure; Right ventricular compression.