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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 syndrome

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 2015
A session dedicated to heterotaxy syndrome was included in the program of the Tenth International Conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society in Miami, Florida in December 2014. An invited panel of experts reviewed the anatomic considerations, surgical considerations, noncardiac issues, and long-term outcomes in this challenging group ...
Vincent Tatco
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Heterotaxy Syndrome with Polysplenia, Fused Adrenal Glands, and Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2022
Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital heart disease with a disarrangement of the heart and abdominal organs. We present a young African female with features of heart failure, diffuse irregular cardiac murmurs, and palpable, tender epigastric mass.
Abid M Sadiq, Adnan M Sadiq
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Heterotaxy syndrome: a rare risk factor for a pulmonary embolism in a young person. [PDF]

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
Heterotaxy syndrome, or situs ambiguus, is a rare congenital condition characterized by abnormal left-right positioning of thoracoabdominal organs. It often includes splenic anomalies such as polysplenia and vascular malformations like interruption of ...
Mathys L, Oliaro B, Kancharla S, Dubakula V, Dubin M.   +4 more
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NPHP4 Variants Are Associated With Pleiotropic Heart Malformations [PDF]

, 2012
Rationale: Congenital heart malformations are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in young children. Failure to establish normal left-right (L-R) asymmetry often results in cardiovascular malformations and other laterality defects of ...
Amack, J.D., Belmont, J.W., Bertoli-Avella, A.M., Breedveld, G., Devriendt, K., French, V.M., Frohn-Mulder, I.M.E., Graaf, B.M. de, Graaff, E. de, Helbing, W.A., Jadot, E., Jiang, Z.X., Laar, I.M.B.H. van de, Meijers-Heijboer, E.J., Mientjes, E., Najmabadi, H., Oostra, B.A., Rahimi, Z., Rohe, C., Roos-Hesselink, J.W., Schot, R., Severijnen, L.A., Swagemakers, S., Tienhoven, M. van, Venselaar, H., Verkerk, A., Wang, G.L., Wessels, M.W., Willemsen, R.   +28 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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Heterotaxy Syndrome: Discordant Growth. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Heterotaxy syndrome implies a discordance between placement of thoracic organs with respect to abdominal organs. A large number of these have associated congenital heart defects. This syndrome is unique as every patient is different and can have any permutation and combination of symptoms.
Yadav P, Ajmera P, Krishnamurthy S, Nandivada NB.   +3 more
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Heterotaxy Syndrome and Spectrum of Cardiac Involvement

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Heterotaxy syndrome, a birth defect characterized by abnormal arrangement of organs, is strongly associated with complex congenital heart disease (CHD).
Munesh Tomar, Maitri Chaudhuri
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Improved Surgical Management of Complex Neonates With Heterotaxy Syndrome. [PDF]

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
Background: Neonatal management of congenital heart defects (CHD) among heterotaxy patients remains challenging due to significant heterogeneity in cardiac and visceral phenotypes.
Mills AC, Dawson AE, Scott MC, Kennedy AM, Bequeaith BA, Zoupas I, Salazar JD, LaPar DJ.   +7 more
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Heterotaxy syndrome, dextrocardia, ureteropelvic obstruction, endometriosis, and pulmonary hypertension in an adult with congenital heart defects: a case report. [PDF]

J Med Case Rep
Heterotaxia is characterized by an abnormal positioning of the thoracic and/or abdominal organs, resulting in various physiological and hemodynamic implications.
Al-Bitar A, Zalzaleh MA, Al Helbawi H, Morteza MH.   +3 more
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