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, [...]
