Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique

Congenital cardiopathies in adults are a rare clinical entity in the cardiology consultations. Advances in imaging techniques allow the fortuitous diagnosis of mild forms of these congenital abnormalities. We describe a case of an asymptomatic 41-year-old man, with a medical history of recurrent pne...

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Main Authors:	Miguel Angel Ramirez-Marrero, Manuel de Mora-Martin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/138541

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spelling	doaj-cb8e6872f65d452e9037e273c08396672020-11-24T22:19:24ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/138541138541Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging TechniqueMiguel Angel Ramirez-Marrero0Manuel de Mora-Martin1Cardiology Department, Regional University Hospital Carlos Haya, Calle Padang 4C, 29190 Malaga, SpainCardiology Department, Regional University Hospital Carlos Haya, Calle Padang 4C, 29190 Malaga, SpainCongenital cardiopathies in adults are a rare clinical entity in the cardiology consultations. Advances in imaging techniques allow the fortuitous diagnosis of mild forms of these congenital abnormalities. We describe a case of an asymptomatic 41-year-old man, with a medical history of recurrent pneumonia during childhood and an established diagnosis of scimitar syndrome by computed tomography.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/138541
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spellingShingle	Miguel Angel Ramirez-Marrero Manuel de Mora-Martin Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
author_facet	Miguel Angel Ramirez-Marrero Manuel de Mora-Martin
author_sort	Miguel Angel Ramirez-Marrero
title	Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique
title_short	Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique
title_full	Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique
title_fullStr	Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique
title_full_unstemmed	Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique
title_sort	scimitar syndrome in an asymptomatic adult: fortuitous diagnosis by imaging technique
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
issn	2090-6986 2090-6994
publishDate	2012-01-01
description	Congenital cardiopathies in adults are a rare clinical entity in the cardiology consultations. Advances in imaging techniques allow the fortuitous diagnosis of mild forms of these congenital abnormalities. We describe a case of an asymptomatic 41-year-old man, with a medical history of recurrent pneumonia during childhood and an established diagnosis of scimitar syndrome by computed tomography.
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Scimitar Syndrome in an Asymptomatic Adult: Fortuitous Diagnosis by Imaging Technique

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