title: A rare congenital finding in an elderly lady--scimitar syndrome with dextrocardia in a 79 year old.
abstract: We present a case of a 79-year-old African-American woman with scimitar syndrome and associated dextrocardia. This case represents, to our knowledge, the oldest living patient described in the literature with scimitar syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ 85259, USA. humphries.julie@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Julie Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Humphries
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Prasad M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Panse
authors.forename: A Jamil
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tajik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis