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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Dextrocardia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Dextrocardia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Dextrocardia
Tree Number:
C14.240.400.280
C14.280.400.280
C16.131.240.400.280
C16.131.810.250
Definition
English
:
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
English
:
91(84)63; was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1984-90; was heading 1963-83
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
3935
Unique Identifier:
D003914
Occurrence in VHL
:
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