Dextrocardia

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.

Year introduced: 1991(1984)1963

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Tree Number(s): C14.240.400.280, C14.280.400.280, C16.131.240.400.280, C16.131.810.250

MeSH Unique ID: D003914

Entry Terms:

• Dextrocardias

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Diseases Category
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Heart Defects, Congenital
Dextrocardia
Kartagener Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Heart Defects, Congenital
Dextrocardia
Kartagener Syndrome

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Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Heart Defects, Congenital
Dextrocardia
Kartagener Syndrome

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Situs Inversus
Dextrocardia
Kartagener Syndrome