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 congenital obstruction of a scimitar vein.
Bauch
Alexandra
A
Division of Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Lee
Kyong-Jin
KJ
Yoo
Shi-Joon
SJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index