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Case Reports

Treating Heart Failure and Dyspnea in a 78-Year-Old Man With Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
^b Department of Congestive Heart Failure, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
^c Department of Respiratory Therapy, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona

Accepted for publication January 20, 2009.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Jaroszewski, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 5777 E Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054 (Email: jaroszewski.dawn{at}mayo.edu).

Reports documenting the cardiopulmonary significance of pectus excavatum are limited, and there remains a lack of consensus as to whether surgical repair can improve function. We present a case of pectus excavatum deformity and heart failure. Surgical repair was performed with significant improvement of performance and heart function.