Exercise-Induced Ectopy and Its Relationship to Fitness, Cardiac Function, and Markers of Severity in Youth With Pectus Excavatum

In brief

This study investigates exercise-induced cardiac ectopy in pediatric pectus excavatum patients and correlates findings with pulmonary function, cardiac MRI parameters, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and anatomic severity indices. Understanding arrhythmia patterns during exertion may inform risk stratification and surgical decision-making in youth with chest wall deformities.

• Pectus excavatum patients show increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias, warranting cardiac monitoring during exercise evaluation.
• Exercise-induced ectopy in pediatric PE may correlate with anatomic severity indices and baseline cardiac function abnormalities.
• Comprehensive assessment should integrate PFT, cardiac MRI, and CPET to stratify arrhythmia risk in youth with pectus excavatum.

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