Scimitar syndrome and aneurysm of the ascending aorta: a unique coexistence
Maciej K. Michałowski, Maria Kordybach-Prokopiuk, Maria Sudomir, Ilona Michałowska, Piotr Hoffman, Paweł Tyczyński · 2026
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Description
Maciej K Michałowski and co-authors report a rare pairing: scimitar syndrome in a man whose ascending aorta is also ballooning. In scimitar syndrome, the right lung's veins drain into the inferior vena cava instead of the heart's left side. The patient, fifty-two, stayed active but had lost exercise tolerance and felt palpitations.
Scans confirmed the odd plumbing and measured the aorta at fifty-six millimeters across. Magnetic resonance imaging showed most of the right lung's blood taking the wrong route, a large shunt. The heart's rhythm tracing added a first-degree block and a right bundle branch block. The authors present the imaging trail as a guide to spotting this double anomaly before it declares itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maciej K. Michałowski, Maria Kordybach-Prokopiuk, Maria Sudomir, Ilona Michałowska, Piotr Hoffman, Paweł Tyczyński |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |