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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Schwill S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2879193 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Texas Heart Institute journal 20100101 3
Scimitar syndrome is a rare but serious congenital condition that consists of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the right lung to the inferior vena cava. The appearance on chest radiography resembles a curved Turkish sword, or scimitar. Scimitar syndrome is associated with other anomalies, including hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart, anomalous systemic arterial supply to the right lung, and atrial septal defect. Clinical manifestations in infants include severe tachy ...[more]