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  3. Lesion: Scimitar Syndrome
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  • Scimitar Syndrome
    • Hypoplastic right pulmonary artery 
  • Scimitar Syndrome
    • Hypoplastic right pulmonary artery 
  • Scimitar Syndrome
    • Hypoplastic right pulmonary artery 
    • Mild persistence of flow noted in the proximal right pulmonary artery
  • Echocardiographic Assessment: Parasternal Short Axis
    • Assess flow across pulmonary valve and branch pulmonary arteries (2D, color and spectral Doppler)
    • Measure branch pulmonary arteries
      • Assess for right pulmonary artery hypoplasia

  • Left sternal border
  • 3rd or 4th intercostal space
  • Notch pointing towards the left shoulder (1-2 o'clock)
  • Transducer tilted superiorly and medially
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