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"horizontal posterior ribs and vertical anterior ribs (heart-shaped). This orientation shapes the ribs like the number 7, rather than the normal C-shape."

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"blurring of right heart border (PA/AP film)"

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"blurring of right heart border (PA/AP film)"

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"widening of the cardiac silhouette due to compression of heart (PA/AP film)"

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"widening of the cardiac silhouette due to compression of heart (PA/AP film)"

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"The Haller index (HI) (maximal transverse diameter/narrowest AP length of chest) is used to assess the severity of incursion of the sternum into the mediastinum. A normal Haller index is 2.5 or less. Significant pectus excavatum has an index greater than 3.25, representing a factor for determining candidacy for repair."

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"Although historically most cases were not treated, and early research suggested that even in extreme cases, repair does not offer a significant improvement in respiratory function tests, 2 more recently, symptomatic improvements in ventilation and perfusion scans, as well as numerous other symptoms, have been described ^3,7,8. Importantly, and contrary to earlier beliefs, pectus deformities often persist into adulthood, and symptoms may become more pronounced ⁸."

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