Pectus excavatum: echocardiography and cardiac MRI reveal frequent pericardial effusion and right-sided heart anomalies

Abstract

In severe PEX, haemodynamically insignificant pericardial effusion, tricuspid valve prolapse and other RV anomalies possibly due to RV displacement are frequent as demonstrated by both CMR and echo. The cardiac assessment by echo and CMR did show discrepancies; however, they were not significant.