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

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Levocardia  

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Entry terms

  • Isolated Levocardia
  • Levocardia, Isolated
  • Situs Inversus with Levocardia

Scope note

  • Congenital abnormalities in which the HEART is in the normal position (levocardia) in the left side of the chest but some or all of the THORAX or ABDOMEN viscera are transposed laterally (SITUS INVERSUS). It is also known as situs inversus with levocardia, or isolated levocardia. This condition is often associated with severe heart defects and splenic abnormalities such as asplenia or polysplenia.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007979

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