Contents

Search

Scimitar syndrome; pulmonary venolobar syndrome

Epidemiology: - rare Pathology: - anomalous venous return from the right lung to the systemic venous system (inferior vena cava), rather than the left atrium Radiology: - chest X-ray - curvilinear pattern created by the pulmonary veins that drain to the inferior vena cava

General

congenital heart disease; congenital cyanotic heart disease syndrome

References

  1. Wikipedia: Scimitar syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar_syndrome
  2. Frydrychowicz A et al Images in Cardiovascular Medicine. Scimitar Syndrome. Circulation. 2010; 121: e434-e436 PMID: 20547935 https://circ.ahajournals.org/content/121/23/e434.full