Clinical Study
Symptomatic Pectus Excavatum in Seniors: An Exploratory Study on Clinical Presentation and Incidence in Daily Practice
Table 1
Signs and symptoms of symptomatic pectus excavatum in seniors (SPES) [
1ā
5].
| Characteristics |
| History | Shortness of breath, palpitations (after exercise or postural), and chronic fatigue | Physical examination | Deformity of the sternum | Electrocardiography | Ventricular extrasystoles and/or atrioventricular nodal tachycardia | Hypothesis | No adequate other explanation |
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