Treating heart failure and dyspnea in a 78-year-old man with surgical correction of pectus excavatum

Dawn Jaroszewski; Eric Steidley; Arcenio Galindo; Francisco Arabia

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.050

Treating heart failure and dyspnea in a 78-year-old man with surgical correction of pectus excavatum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep;88(3):1008-10. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.050.

Authors

Dawn Jaroszewski¹, Eric Steidley, Arcenio Galindo, Francisco Arabia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 19699946
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.050

Abstract

Reports documenting the cardiopulmonary significance of pectus excavatum are limited, and there remains a lack of consensus as to whether surgical repair can improve function. We present a case of pectus excavatum deformity and heart failure. Surgical repair was performed with significant improvement of performance and heart function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / complications
Echocardiography
Exercise Test
Funnel Chest / diagnosis
Funnel Chest / surgery*
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / surgery*
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Reoperation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / surgery*