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Correlation between Haller index and echocardiographic and spirometric findings in children with pectus excavatum
- Source :
- Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 42, Iss 3, Pp 259-264 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- KARE Publishing, 2014.
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Abstract
- Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the correlation between severity of deformity and cardiopulmonary function with regards to echocardiographic and spirometric findings. Study design: Twenty-five children, mean age 13.6 years, presenting with pectus excavatum between August 2012 and May 2013, were included. Haller index (HI) was calculated for each patient. Patients with an index of 3.6 as Group 3. Left ventricle dimension, ejection fraction, and shortening fraction were evaluated with echocardiography. Using spirometry, forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), and FEV1/FVC ratio were calculated. Groups were compared using these parameters. Results: There were 18 males and 7 females. The mean index was 3.48+-0.78. Though there was no significant difference in the index with regards to sex, the index increased with age. Eight percent of patients were in Group 1, 52% in Group 2 and 40% in Group 3. A significant decrease in ejection and shortening fractions was evident as the index increased. A statistically significant relation between HI and cardiac dysfunction was evident (p
- Subjects :
- Male
Spirometry
Vital capacity
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Internal medicine
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Adolescent
Vital Capacity
lcsh:Medicine
Severity of Illness Index
Cohort Studies
FEV1/FVC ratio
Pectus excavatum
Forced Expiratory Volume
Internal medicine
Deformity
Humans
Medicine
Child
lcsh:RC31-1245
transthoracic echocardiography
respiratory function tests
Ejection fraction
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
lcsh:R
medicine.disease
funnel chest
medicine.anatomical_structure
Echocardiography
Ventricle
lcsh:RC666-701
Cardiology
Female
Haller index
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10165169
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....892934f4d91c14441c9fbf9c2ab4f3d9