Open AccessImprovement of cardiopulmonary function after minimally invasive surgical repair of pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure) in children
Author(s) -
Bibhuti B. Das,
Michael R. Recto,
Thomas Yeh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_121_18
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , nuss procedure , oxygen pulse , cardiorespiratory fitness , anesthesia , vo2 max , cardiopulmonary bypass , stroke volume , pulmonary function testing , surgery , cardiology , heart rate , blood pressure
Severe pectus excavatum in children may result in cardiorespiratory functional impairment; therefore, we evaluated cardiopulmonary response to exercise before and after the Nuss procedure.