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Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum

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Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures

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Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common, congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall and represents around 90 % of all anomalies of the anterior chest wall. PE has been very well investigated over the years with a vast amount of studies being produced, still, no consensus has yet been reached on the direct impact of PE on cardiopulmonary function.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark

    Marie Maagaard PhD Student & Hans K. Pilegaard MD (Associate Professor)

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    Marie Maagaard PhD Student

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  1. Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, The Heart Hospital UCLH , London, United Kingdom

    Shyam Kolvekar

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    Hans Pilegaard

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Maagaard, M., Pilegaard, H.K. (2016). Cardiopulmonary Function in Relation to Pectus Excavatum. In: Kolvekar, S., Pilegaard, H. (eds) Chest Wall Deformities and Corrective Procedures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23968-2_12

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