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A Rare Congenital Finding in an Elderly Lady-Scimitar Syndrome with Dextrocardia in a 79 Year Old

Julie Humphries, Barbara L. Sullivan, Prasad M. Panse, Abdul Jamil Tajik

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We present a case of a 79-year-old African-American woman with scimitar syndrome and associated dextrocardia. This case represents, to our knowledge, the oldest living patient described in the literature with scimitar syndrome.

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We present a case of a 79-year-old African-American woman with scimitar syndrome and associated dextrocardia. This case represents, to our knowledge, the oldest living patient described in the literature with scimitar syndrome.

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We present a case of a 79-year-old African-American woman with scimitar syndrome and associated dextrocardia. This case represents, to our knowledge, the oldest living patient described in the literature with scimitar syndrome.

Key concepts: Scimitar syndrome, Dextrocardia, Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal medicine, Lung

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