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Fetal Heterotaxy with Tricuspid Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia, and Isomerism of the Right Atrial Appendages at 22 Weeks [PDF]

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2013
We report the accurate prenatal diagnosis at 22 weeks gestation of right atrial isomerism in association with tricuspid atresia. Several distinctive sonographic features of isomerism of the right atrial appendages were present in this fetus: complex ...
Julia E. Solomon, John H. Stock, Randy R. Richardson, Norman H. Silverman   +3 more
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Ventricular Topology in Congenital Heart Defects Associated with Heterotaxy: Can We Find Patterns Reflecting the Syndrome-Specific Tendency for Visceral Symmetry? [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Heterotaxy syndrome is characterized by a tendency for bilaterally symmetric arrangement (isomerism) of inner organs. It is frequently associated with complex congenital heart defects (CHDs).
Takhfif Othman, Abdulsalam Mohammad Adnan Alsaiad, Abdulraouf M. Z. Jijeh, Jörg Männer, Talat Mesud Yelbuz   +4 more
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Heterotaxy polysplenia syndrome with cholangiopancreatic cancer: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundHeterotaxy polysplenia syndrome is a rare condition characterized by multiple abnormal spleens and irregular placement of various organs. Some patients have been documented as developing various types of cancers, although the association with ...
Ziye Chen, Ziye Chen, Yu-Ann Chen, Yu-Ann Chen, Xuedong Wang, Wenyan Song, Wenyan Song, Yadi Geng, Yadi Geng, Pengfei Wang, Siming Kong, Jiahong Dong, Jiahong Dong, Hui Bai, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang, Yunfang Wang   +17 more
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Pheochromocytoma in a patient with heterotaxy syndrome: a case report [PDF]

BMC Endocrine Disorders
Background Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital condition characterized by abnormal arrangement of thoracoabdominal organs, often associated with complex cardiac and splenic anomalies. Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that overproduces
Farid Farahani Rad, Fatemeh Esfahanian, Parandoosh Hashemizadeh, Ehsan Mehrtabar   +3 more
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The complex and hazardous course for heterotaxy-associated congenital heart diseaseCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objective: Patients with heterotaxy-associated congenital heart disease often require multiple operations, which may have a cumulative effect on their outcomes.
Anna Olds, MD, MS, James M. Meza, MD, MS, Nithya Rajeev, BS, Mike Kim, BS, Luke M. Wiggins, MD, Winfield J. Wells, MD, Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, John David Cleveland, MD   +7 more
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Caval translocation as a surgical strategy for patients with congenital heart disease and bilateral superior vena cavaCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: The presence of bilateral superior vena cava (SVC) may complicate biventricular or single-ventricle pathway surgery. Translocation of an SVC to create a neoinnominate vein may simplify subsequent procedures. Methods: Fourteen patients received
Hani K. Najm, MD, MSc, Samuel M. Hoenig, BA, Justin Robinson, MD, Rashed Mahboubi, MD, Kaoutar Farahi, MD, John P. Costello, III, MD, Munir Ahmad, MD, Brittaney A. Potz, MD, MA, Jaehyun Lee, BS, Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc   +9 more
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Heterotaxy syndrome and interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) with azygos continuation [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2020
Heterotaxy syndrome or situs ambiguous is a rare congenital disease in which the pattern of anatomical organization of the thoraco-abdominal visceral and vascular structures is not arranged in normal position.
Mohammad Amin Dolatkhah, Mohammad Sadegh Gholami Farashah, Nastaran Hesam Shariati, khadije dizaji, Susan Mohammadi, Mohammad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati   +5 more
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Genetic and Clinical Features of Heterotaxy in a Prenatal Cohort

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Objectives: Some genetic causes of heterotaxy have been identified in a small number of heterotaxy familial cases or animal models. However, knowledge on the genetic causes of heterotaxy in the fetal population remains scarce.
Tong Yi, Tong Yi, Tong Yi, Hairui Sun, Hairui Sun, Yuwei Fu, Xiaoyan Hao, Lin Sun, Ye Zhang, Jiancheng Han, Xiaoyan Gu, Xiaowei Liu, Yong Guo, Xin Wang, Xiaoxue Zhou, Siyao Zhang, Qi Yang, Jiaqi Fan, Yihua He   +18 more
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Heterotaxy Syndrome [PDF]

Korean Circulation Journal, 2011
Heterotaxy is defined as an abnormality where the internal thoraco-abdominal organs demonstrate abnormal arrangement across the left-right axis of the body. This broad term includes patients with a wide variety of very complex cardiac lesions. Patients with heterotaxy can be stratified into the subsets of asplenia syndrome and polysplenia syndrome, or ...
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DNAH6 and Its Interactions with PCD Genes in Heterotaxy and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2016
Heterotaxy, a birth defect involving left-right patterning defects, and primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a sinopulmonary disease with dyskinetic/immotile cilia in the airway are seemingly disparate diseases.
You Li, Hisato Yagi, Ezenwa Obi Onuoha, Rama Rao Damerla, Richard Francis, Yoshiyuki Furutani, Muhammad Tariq, Stephen M King, Gregory Hendricks, Cheng Cui, Manush Saydmohammed, Dong Min Lee, Maliha Zahid, Iman Sami, Linda Leatherbury, Gregory J Pazour, Stephanie M Ware, Toshio Nakanishi, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Michael Tsang, Cecilia W Lo   +20 more
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