Correlating Haller Index and cardiopulmonary disease in pectus excavatum

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 660-664

  Swanson, Jordan W ^a   Avansino, Jeffrey R ^a   Phillips, Grace S ^a   Yung, Delphine ^a   Whitlock, Kathryn B ^a   Redding, Greg J ^a   Sawin, Robert S ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac function; Haller index; Pectus excavatum; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNNEL CHEST; HALLER INDEX; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859907844     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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