Congenital heart disease

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It refers to the degree that the cardiac apex points to the left or right. Position describes the translational relationship or overall location of the heart in the chest. It indicates the hemithorax that the heart predominantly occupies. Many anomalies alter either the cardiac axis or the cardiac position.

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Mesocardia is that condition in which the longitudinal axis of the heart lies in the mid-sagittal plane and the heart has no apex. Thirteen cases of mesocardia are presented. There were 5 cases of mesoversion, associated with situs solitus of the viscera and normal spleen; 2 cases of presumptive mesoversion,..

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Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all the body’s cells, organs and tissue together. It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly. Connective tissue is made up of proteins. The protein that plays a role..

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These terms purely describe the anatomic position of the left ventricular apex in the chest and their use does not indicate anything about the structure of the heart or the . Thus, whilst levocardia is 'normal' in , it would be regarded as abnormal in , although the latter situation is very rare 3...

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LEOPARD syndrome (LS, OMIM 151100) is a rare multiple congenital anomalies condition, mainly characterized by skin, facial and cardiac anomalies. LEOPARD is an acronym for the major features of this disorder, including multiple Lentigines, ECG conduction abnormalities, Ocular hypertelorism, Pulmonic stenosis, Abnormal genitalia, Retardation of growth, and sensorineural Deafness. About 200 patients have been reported worldwide but..

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Pulmonary artery stenosis is a narrowing (stenosis) that occurs in the pulmonary artery, a large artery that sends oxygen-poor blood into the lungs to be enriched with oxygen. The narrowing may occur in the main pulmonary artery and/or in the left or right pulmonary artery branches. This narrowing makes it..

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Cervical aortic arch anomaly is a rare congenital entity. The aortic arch extends into the soft tissues of the neck before turning downward on itself to become the descending aorta. Nineteen cases have been previously reported in the world literature with one more presently in publication. We have collected six..