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Raggio, Ignacio M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-1319
Toselli, Luzia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6169-0303
Valle, Maxroxia
Sanjurjo, Daniela
Farina, Juan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5824-8485
Rodriguez-Granillo, Gaston A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-2611
Bellia-Munzon, Gaston
Martinez-Ferro, Marcelo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-0092
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Received: 29 May 2024
Accepted: 8 September 2024
First Online: 23 September 2024
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: The protocol of this retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee (CEICyT, approval number 0-1095, date 15/03/2023), and all patients provided informed written consent for anonymous use of data.
: Cardiac outcomes after pectus bar removal remain controversial. Using stress echocardiography, we identified improvement in right ventricular function and signs of relief in cardiac compression after bar removal.
: We identified a significant improvement in right ventricular diastolic and systolic function as well as signs of cardiac decompression, and improved exercise capacity after bar removal of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. The compression of the atrioventricular groove, reflected by the presence of an incremented tricuspid gradient, was significantly lower after bar removal.
: Marcelo Martinez-Ferro: ownership interest in Pampamed SRL, Gaston Rodriguez-Granillo: consultant of Fundacion INICIAR, Caristo Diagnostics, MultiplAI Health, and RDCom. None of the other authors have conflicts of interest to declare.
