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ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2025

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation and Management of Scimitar Syndrome.

Alee N Pettit, Constantine D Mavroudis, Christopher Penney, Ari Gartenberg, Mark A Fogel, Danish Vaiyani, Ryan Callahan, Kevin K Whitehead, Matthew A Harris

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Article in Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Alee N PettitDrexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Constantine D MavroudisDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Christopher PenneyDepartment of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ari GartenbergDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio.
Mark A FogelDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Danish VaiyaniDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ryan CallahanDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kevin K WhiteheadDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Matthew A HarrisDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Abstract

Background: Scimitar syndrome (ScS) features a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the inferior vena cava, with possible septal defects, right lung hypoplasia, and aortopulmonary collaterals. We hypothesize that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measurements can elucidate ScS physiology and guide surgical decisions. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 26 patients diagnosed with ScS from 2011 to 2022 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Patients with single-ventricle physiology were excluded. Medical records were reviewed for patient characteristics and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging data. Results: Indexed right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV) ( Conclusions: These cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-derived measurements demonstrate that patients with surgically corrected ScS had a higher total pulmonary blood flow, total systemic blood flow, and significantly greater RVEDVs and total shunt volumes. RVEDV had the largest effect on surgery. These data mark a primary step in developing diagnostic criteria for ScS surgery referral using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-derived measurements. Further research is needed to determine clinical cutoffs.

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