Clinical Study
Symptomatic Pectus Excavatum in Seniors: An Exploratory Study on Clinical Presentation and Incidence in Daily Practice
Table 2
SPES score calculation.
| | Clinical findings | Score | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Dyspnoea | Absent | Minor | Moderate | Severe | | Palpitations | Absent | Minor | Severe | | | Fatigue | Absent | Minor/moderate | Severe | | | Chest pain | Absent | Yes | | | | Postural symptoms | Absent | Possible | Clearly present | | | Pectus excavatum verified | | Moderate | Severe | | | ECG (supra)ventricular arrhythmia | Absent | Clearly present | Severe | | | Echocardiography: mitral valve insufficiency and/or prolapse, tricuspid valve insufficiency, and enlarged right atrium | Normal | Minor | Clearly present | | | Treadmill ECG | Normal | Stopped due to exhaustion | | | | Spirometry: inspiratory obstruction | Absent | Moderate | Clearly present | Severe |
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