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Cardiorespiratory fitness after correction of pectus excavatum: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Ara S Media, Peter Juhl-Olsen, Thomas Decker Christensen, Niels Katballe, Henrik Vad, René Horsleben Petersen, Henrik Wiggers, Stefan Nygaard Hansen, Jean Farup, Kristian Overgaard and 1 more

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ara S MediaDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Peter Juhl-OlsenDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Thomas Decker ChristensenDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Niels KatballeDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Henrik VadDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
René Horsleben PetersenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
Henrik WiggersDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
Stefan Nygaard HansenDepartment of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Jean FarupDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Kristian OvergaardDepartment of Public Health - Sport Science, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Frank Vincenzo de PaoliDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark. fdp@biomed.au.dk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pectus excavatum or funnel chest is the most prevalent chest wall deformity. Surgical correction is the treatment of choice which is predominantly performed on children and adolescents, often with significant surgical complication rates. While correction is primarily pursued for aesthetic reasons, proponents argue that correction of the inward deformity alleviates compression of the heart, consequently enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess whether surgical correction of pectus excavatum yields improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, quantified as maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O

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Cardiorespiratory FitnessFunnel ChestAdolescentChildHumansOxygen ConsumptionCardiopulmonary fitnessCPETExercise toleranceO2maxPectus excavatumPhysical capacity

Identifiers

PMID40683912
PMCPMC12276308

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