ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Treatment and prognosis of Scimitar syndrome: A retrospective analysis in a single center of East China.
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- Embolización de secuestro pulmonar en paciente con síndrome de cimitarra: reporte de caso.Archivos de cardiologia de Mexico · 2025Article
- A Curious Case of Scimitar Syndrome That Defies Embryology.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2024Article
- Clinical characteristics, imaging findings, management, and outcomes of patients with scimitar syndrome at a tertiary referral healthcare center in Colombia.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2024Observational
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- A rare case of scimitar syndrome with pulmonary arterial hypertension in an adult female.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Article
- Case report: A unique quadruple coexisting anomaly-scimitar syndrome, atrial septal defect, vascular ring, and pulmonary sequestration.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Don't Miss the Sword in the Lung: Unveiling a Previously Undiagnosed Congenital Syndrome in a Suspected Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries Patient.Journal of cardiovascular echographyArticle
- Single-stage repair of Scimitar variant with Swiss cheese ventricular septal defects without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.Annals of pediatric cardiologyArticle
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Abstract
Background: Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation; its optimal management remains controversial. This study aims to present the clinical experience of this disease in our center. Methods: We undertook a retrospective review of 34 patients with Scimitar syndrome documented at our institution between January 2013 and December 2018. The patients' clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis data were collected and analyzed. Results: Thirty-four patients, including 16 males and 18 females, were enrolled with a median age at diagnosis of 7 months and a follow-up period of 22.5 months. The infantile form of Scimitar syndrome presents more tendency for pulmonary hypertension (PH), pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS), and mortality than the adult form. Of the 15 patients who underwent surgical correction of the Scimitar vein, four had post-operation PVS. There was no significant difference in the stenosis incidence between baffle repair and Scimitar vein reimplantation groups. Eight patients received interventional catheter therapy, including occlusion of aortopulmonary collateral arteries (APCs) and other intracardiac malformations, without the following surgery. The overall mortality rate was 20.5% (7 of 34) over the study period. High-risk factors of death included age at diagnosis ( Conclusions: Infantile Scimitar syndrome needs intense suspicion for early diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment. Interventional treatment of Scimitar syndrome alleviates pulmonary artery pressure and progression during infancy. Baffle repair and direct reimplantation of the Scimitar vein used in the surgical treatment of Scimitar syndrome are safe and have similar effects. Age at diagnosis, PH, and PVS are high-risk factors for death in Scimitar syndrome.
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