Diseases

Levocardia

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.

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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.

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3 entry terms
  • Isolated Levocardia
  • Situs Inversus with Levocardia
  • Levocardia, Isolated

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(75); was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1975-90

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  1. C14w.240.400w.701w
  2. C14w.280w.400w.701w
  3. C16w.131w.240.400w.701w
  4. C16w.131w.810w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Levocardia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007979. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007979
  2. Levocardia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levocardia
  3. Levocardia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6535763