Correlation between Haller index and echocardiographic and spirometric findings in children with pectus excavatum

• Main Authors: Alper Hazım Gürsu (Author), Barbaros Şahin Karagün (Author), Özlem Korkmaz (Author), Sarper Şükrü Gürsu (Author), Mehmet Ali Uçar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the correlation between severity of deformity and cardiopulmonary function with regards to echocardiographic and spirometric findings. Study design: Twenty-five children, mean age 13.6 years, presenting with pectus excavatum between August 2012 and May 2013, w...