Dextrocardia pathophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [[2]]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]; Claudia Hochberg, M.D.; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[5]]

Overview

There are in fact many different types of dextrocardia. In most cases, there will be other defects of the heart and abdomen area.

In addition to the abnormal location of the heart, there are defects associated with the more common types of dextrocardia.

Dextrocardia is not associated with any medical sequela.