title: An unusual presentation of scimitar syndrome in a military service member.
abstract: This is the case of a twenty-two-year-old active duty male soldier with nonexertional chest pain and worsening performance on his physical fitness test. His history was significant for a diagnosis of dextrocardia upon entry to the military. On acute presentation to the emergency department, he was deemed a candidate for the expedited coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) protocol to assess for a possible anatomic cause of his symptoms. CCTA revealed the presence of an anomalous right pulmonary vein draining into the inferior vena cava. Additionally, the imaging showed dextroversion of the heart, dilation of the inferior vena cava, right atrium, and right ventricle, as well as a hypoplastic right lung, a collection of findings consistent with scimitar syndrome and not dextrocardia.
authors: Cardiology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA.
authors: Daniel B
authors: DB
authors: Simmons
authors: Ravi S
authors: RS
authors: Menon
authors: William L
authors: WL
authors: Pomeroy
authors: Travis C
authors: TC
authors: Batts
authors: Ahmad M
authors: AM
authors: Slim
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