Reduced Myocardial Strain Parameters in Subjects With Pectus Excavatum: Impaired Myocardial Function or Methodological Limitations Due to Chest Deformity?
Andrea Sonaglioni, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Alberto Granato, Michele Lombardo, Claudio Anzà, Giuseppe Ambrosio
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePectus excavatumCardiologyInternal medicineEjection fractionAbnormalityStroke volumeSubclinical infectionSpeckle tracking echocardiographyStrain (injury)Cardiac function curveDeformityHeart failureSurgeryPsychiatryPectus Deformity Diagnosis and TreatmentInjury Epidemiology and PreventionMedical research and treatments