Strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients

The purpose of this paper is to provide strategies for cardiopulmonary exercise testing of pectus excavatum patients. Currently, there are no standardized methods for assessing cardiovascular and pulmonary responses in this population; therefore, making comparisons across studies is difficult if not...

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Main Authors: Moh H. Malek, Jared W. Coburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000200014