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Scimitar syndrome

Scimitar syndrome (or "Partially Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return", "PAPVR") is a congenital heart defect characterized by enlargement of the right pulmonary artery such that it resembles a scimitar.

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A weird Stockholm syndrome
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From National Review, 7/18/05 by Mark Steyn
Scimitar sign with normal pulmonary venous drainage and systemic arterial supply: scimitar syndrome or bronchopulmonary sequestration?
The classic definition of the scimitar syndrome is a triad of hypoplasia of the right lung with anomalous venous drainage and a systemic arterial supply ...
From CHEST, 1/1/94 by Alberto Cukier
False pulmonary artery catheter measurements due to the scimitar syndrome: potential for iatrogenic pulmonary edema - hypogenetic lung
In an acute trauma patient with unrecognized scimitar syndrome, physiologic measurements used in patient management decisions were misleading due to ...
From CHEST, 6/1/93 by Stephen M. Pomerantz
Two cases of scimitar variant - congenital heart disease
The scimitar sign is characteristic of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into the inferior vena cava (IVC). We encountered two variant cases ...
From CHEST, 1/1/94 by Shin-ichi Takeda
Isolated unilateral absence of pulmonary artery : a case report and review of the literature - selected reports
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the symptomatology, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic strategies of patients with an isolated unilateral absence of a pulmonary art
From CHEST, 10/1/02 by A. Derk Jan Ten Harkel
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Children - ): An Individualized Protocol for Workload Increase
An Individualized Protocol for Workload Increase Objectives: To investigate the feasibility of individualized workload increments, as used in adults, ...
From CHEST, 7/1/01 by Chantal Karila
An Unusual Case Of Bilateral Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return - Abstract
Introduction: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) is a rare congenital anomaly found in 0.4%-0.7% of post-mortem examinations. In this ...
From CHEST, 10/1/99 by Owais Ahmed
Three-dimensional image reconstruction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to the superior vena cava
A case of a rare partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of the right upper lobe into the superior vena cava is reported. Multiple three-dimensional ...
From CHEST, 12/1/95 by Brigitte Zwetsch

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