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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e025273.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.025273. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Reshaping the Evidence for Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Ashok Kar  1 , Max Baghai  2 , Ian Hunt  1
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Editorial

Reshaping the Evidence for Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Ashok Kar et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CPET; Editorials; MIRPE; cardiopulmonary outcomes; pectus excavatum; pectus surgery.

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  • Cardiopulmonary Outcomes After the Nuss Procedure in Pectus Excavatum.
    Jaroszewski DE, Farina JM, Gotway MB, Stearns JD, Peterson MA, Pulivarthi VSKK, Bostoros P, Abdelrazek AS, Gotimukul A, Majdalany DS, Wheatley-Guy CM, Arsanjani R. Jaroszewski DE, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e022149. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022149. Epub 2022 Apr 4. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022. PMID: 35377159 Free PMC article.

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