One challenge for children with Scimitar Syndrome is their vulnerability to lung infection and pneumonia due to pulmonary hypoplasia. The Himalayan Salt Inhaler may be a beneficial addition to your allergy arsenal.
The Sunday before Nathan’s back surgery (to correct Congenital Kyphosis), I knew his last fun event would be the Awana Club meeting held that night at our church, Grace Memorial. By the week’s end, he would be recovering in a body cast, a fact that had Bryan, me, and other family members sad and worried. [...]
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When Nathan was born, we soon discovered that he had Scimitar Syndrome and would need open heart surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. It was a frightening time in our lives. Bryan and I were tremendously relieved when surgery in Michigan proved to be successful. End of story? I wish.
About three months later, [...]
Scimitar Syndrome is a rare congenital heart defect characterized by Partial (PAPVR) or Total (TAPVR) Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. The syndrome gets its name from the curved shape formed by the pulmonary vein. On a chest radiograph, the vein is said to look like a scimitar, a curved sword originating in the Middle East.
The abnormal [...]
In dextrocardia, the heart is abnormally positioned in the right chest instead of forming in the left. This is frequently detected during prenatal ultrasound and may or may not indicate a heart problem.
Dextrocardia Situs Inversus (mirror image) is extremely rare and usually involves no related medical problems. If the viseral organs are mirrored as well, [...]
