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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with pectus excavatum compared with normal controls
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2010 Purpose To assess cardiothoracic structure and function in patients with pectus excavatum compared with control subjects using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR).
Abrazado Marlon +9 more
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Mechanical factors play an important role in pectus excavatum with thoracic scoliosis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012 Background This study investigated the incidence, imaging characteristics and mechanical factors in scoliotic patients with pectus excavatum. Methods A total of 142 scoliostic patients with pectus excavatum were evaluated prior to operation.
Wang Yuncang +9 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 2 (U2AF2) is an essential pre‐mRNA splicing factor involved in the early stages of pre‐mRNA splicing. To date, multiple individuals have been reported with predominantly heterozygous missense variants presenting intellectual disability, speech and motor delays, seizures, hypotonia, and thin or hypoplastic ...
Amanda Toledo +3 more
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Strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients
Clinics, 2008 The purpose of this paper is to provide strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients. Currently, there are no standardized methods for assessing cardiovascular and pulmonary responses in this population; therefore, making ...
Moh H. Malek, Jared W. Coburn
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Assessment of Growth in Cardio‐Facio‐Cutaneous Syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cardio‐facio‐cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare, multiple congenital anomaly disorder in which individuals commonly experience faltering growth; however, systematic analysis of growth parameters in this disorder has not been performed. We recruited 69 participants with CFC through CFC International and collected data on assessing height ...
Kari Johnston +6 more
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Asian Journal of Internal MedicinePleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare, progressive interstitial lung disease characterised by prominent upper lobe fibrosis and elastotic changes. Its aetiology remains unclear, with most cases classified as idiopathic.
K. Maduranga +3 more
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The changes of distance between nipples following correction of women pectus excavatum
Scientific Reports, 2023 The breasts in women pectus excavatum patients frequently appear to be slanting medially along the inclination of the distorted ribs. This study aims to evaluate changes in the distance between the nipples and to find out whether medially slanting ...
Gyeol Yoo +6 more
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Children, 2022 Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1:400 to 1:1000. Surgical strategy has evolved with the revolutionary idea of Donald Nuss, who was a pioneer in the operative correction of this deformity ...
Miloš Pajić +8 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sex chromosome aneuploidies represent a heterogeneous group of chromosomal conditions, in which phenotypic complexity generally increases with the number of supernumerary sex chromosomes. While Turner syndrome and sex chromosome trisomies are relatively well characterized, less is known about congenital malformations in sex chromosome ...
Anna Colding +3 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryCongenital heart disease may present with pectus excavatum. Concomitant and staged repair are described, but the optimal approach is controversial.
Carlo R Bartoli +3 more
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