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Incremental value of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography over the two-dimensional modality in the assessment of right heart compression and dysfunction produced by pectus excavatum
Ahmed Y. Salama MD,
Mohammed J. Arisha MD,
Navin C. Nanda MD,
Berthold Klas BS, Bashar Ibeche MD,
Benjamin Wei MD,
Ahmed Y. Salama MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorMohammed J. Arisha MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Navin C. Nanda MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Correspondence
Navin C. Nanda, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBashar Ibeche MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorBenjamin Wei MD
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorAhmed Y. Salama MD,
Mohammed J. Arisha MD,
Navin C. Nanda MD,
Berthold Klas BS, Bashar Ibeche MD,
Benjamin Wei MD,
Ahmed Y. Salama MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorMohammed J. Arisha MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Navin C. Nanda MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Correspondence
Navin C. Nanda, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorBashar Ibeche MD
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorBenjamin Wei MD
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The usefulness of two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) in the assessment of right heart compression and dysfunction produced by pectus excavatum chest wall deformity has been well described in the literature by several investigators. However, there is a paucity of reports describing incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) over the two-dimensional technique in the evaluation of right heart function in these patients. We present a severe case of pectus excavatum chest wall deformity in a young male, in whom 3DTTE provided incremental value over standard 2DTTE in assessing compression of the right heart before surgery and marked improvement in right heart function parameters following surgical repair. In addition, an updated summary of salient features of this deformity, including 2D and 3DTTE findings as well as right heart echocardiographic parameters by both 2D and 3DTTE in normal/healthy subjects summarized from the literature have been provided in a tabular form for comparison.
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