PURPOSE: Uncertainty exists as to whether pectus excavatum causes true physiologic impairments to exercise performance as opposed to lack of fitness due to reluctance to exercise. The purpose of ...

The concavity may cause compression of the heart and lungs ... one of the world's leading experts on pectus excavatum surgery, has treated patients aged from three to 55. "The age bracket is ...

Sweaney has a condition known as pectus excavatum, which causes the breastbone to develop abnormally and sink into the chest. He was born prematurely and spent the first eight weeks of his life in ...