Incidence of Aortic Root Dilatation in Pectus Excavatum and Its Association With Marfan Syndrome

Diane Rhee, David E. Solowiejczyk, Karen Altmann, Ashwin Prakash, Welton M. Gersony, Charles J.H. Stolar, Charles S. Kleinman, Kwame Anyane‐Yeboa, Wendy K. Chung, Daphne T. Hsu

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2008 · 26 citations · 13 references

Abstract

Aortic root dilatation is more common in patients with pectus excavatum than in a control population. Echocardiographic screening may be useful in the identification of aortic root dilatation in patients with isolated pectus excavatum.

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