Uncommon Cause of Paradoxical Embolism in a Case of Scimitar Syndrome

Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital cardiopulmonary condition, presents in both pediatric and adult populations as an anomalous pulmonary venous return of most of the right lung to the inferior vena cava. Recently, asymptomatic adult cases have been diagnosed with advances in imaging studies. We re...

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Main Authors: Fortune O. Alabi, Fred Umeh, Maximo Lama, Francis G. Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/352128