"Levocardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007979
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.701 C14.280.400.701 C16.131.240.400.701 C16.131.810.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Levocardia- Levocardia
- Isolated Levocardia
- Levocardia, Isolated
- Situs Inversus with Levocardia
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Levocardia" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal diagnosis of isolated levocardia and a structurally normal heart: two case reports and a review of the literature. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Apr; 34(4):1034-7.