Scimitar Syndrome
Synonyms
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Anomaly, Scimitar
Pulmonary Venous Return Anomaly
Scimitar Anomaly
Syndrome, Scimitar
TAPVR
TAPVR1
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return 1
An anomalous pulmonary venous return in which the right PULMONARY VEIN is not connected to the LEFT ATRIUM but to the INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Scimitar syndrome is named for the crescent- or Turkish sword-like shadow in the chest radiography and is often associated with hypoplasia of the right lung and right pulmonary artery, and dextroposition of the heart.