Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart disease, involves an anomalous pulmonary venous return where the right pulmonary veins return to the inferior vena cava instead of the left atrium.
Kindai UniversityJul 18 2024 It is mainly diagnosed in infants, with an estimated prevalence of 1–3 per 100,000 births. Delayed treatment can lead to pulmonary hypertension , right heart failure , respiratory failure, heart arrhythmia, and growth disorders.
We have just performed an unprecedented surgical procedure on a two-year-old child diagnosed with scimitar syndrome. The procedure was the world's first successful application of the "Double-decker Technique" used to repair another type of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. This new procedure, a modified double-decker technique for scimitar syndrome, uses no artificial material and reconstructs two blood flow pathways using only the patient's atrial wall.
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