Complete congenital obstruction of a scimitar vein in an infant with severe respiratory failure

Complete congenital obstruction of a scimitar vein in an infant with severe respiratory failure

We report an infant of 3 1/2 months with complete obstruction of the venous component of the scimitar syndrome, a large atrial septal defect within the oval fossa, a common left pulmonary vein, and pulmonary hypertension. To the best of our knowledge, ours is the first description of complete congen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in the young 2009-10, Vol.19 (5), p.524-526
Hauptverfasser: Bauch, Alexandra, Lee, Kyong-Jin, Yoo, Shi-Joon
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Female
Humans
Infant
magnetic resonance imaging
occlusion
Respiratory Insufficiency - complications
Scimitar syndrome
Scimitar Syndrome - complications
Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:We report an infant of 3 1/2 months with complete obstruction of the venous component of the scimitar syndrome, a large atrial septal defect within the oval fossa, a common left pulmonary vein, and pulmonary hypertension. To the best of our knowledge, ours is the first description of complete congenital obstruction of a scimitar vein.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951109990825