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Cardiovascular Diseases > Heart Diseases > Heart Defects, Congenital > Dextrocardia
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Dextrocardia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Heart Defects, Congenital > Dextrocardia
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Situs Inversus > Dextrocardia

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Dextrocardia  

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  • A congenital defect in which the heart is located on the right side of the THORAX instead of on the left side (levocardia, the normal position). When dextrocardia is accompanied with inverted HEART ATRIA, a right-sided STOMACH, and a left-sided LIVER, the combination is called dextrocardia with SITUS INVERSUS. Dextrocardia may adversely affect other thoracic organs.

History note

  • 91(84)63; was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1984-90; was heading 1963-83

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003914

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