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SUBMITTER: O'Byrne ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112172 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Byrne Michael L ML Cross Russell R RR Martin Gerard R GR
Cardiology in the young 20170829 2
An asymptomatic 6-year-old boy with a history of right lung hypoplasia was referred for cardiology evaluation. Echocardiography demonstrated right pulmonary artery hypoplasia with flow reversal in that vessel. The right pulmonary veins were not visualised in the echocardiogram. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed the diagnosis of scimitar syndrome with a characteristic large vertical vein; however, the right pulmonary veins were found to be atretic with no connection to the heart with decompressio ...[more]