Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function before and after surgery in patients with pectus excavatum and right ventricular compression.

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We aimed to evaluate the effect of surgical repair on right ventricular (RV) function in patients with pectus excavatum (PE) and RV compression by Doppler echocardiography.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Title: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

Publisher: Georg Thieme Verlag KG

ISSN (Electronic): 1439-1902

ISSN (Print): 0171-6425

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2014

Volume: 62

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

[2 ] Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1342941

PubMed ID: 23619591

SO-VID: 4eec058b-2baf-480f-b7f6-2ac78ba1335d

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