Cardiac surgical outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndromeCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]
Objectives: The study objectives were to analyze the outcomes of pediatric patients with heterotaxy syndrome undergoing cardiovascular surgery and to determine the predictors of mortality.
Manan H. Desai, MD +10 more
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A rare case of inferior vena cava interruption and pulmonary valve stenosis in the absence of heterotaxy syndrome. [PDF]
Introduction: The complete absence hepatic portion of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is known as “interruption” of the IVC. Congenital interruption of the IVC can rarely occur in patients with a normal visceroatrial situs.
Rajab T +7 more
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Heterotaxy syndrome with complex congenital heart disease, facial palsy, and asplenia: A rare newborn finding [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome is associated with asplenia/polysplenia and complex congenital heart disease. Facial palsy in heterotaxy is very rare. The management is still challenging with a poor prognosis. Proper counseling to the family about the disease course,
Sanjeev Kharel +6 more
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Heterotaxy Syndrome Diagnosed in an Adult. [PDF]
Background: Heterotaxy syndrome, a condition in which the internal organs are abnormally arranged in the thorax or abdomen, is generally diagnosed early in life, often during the neonatal period. Case Report: We present the case of a 42-year-old male who
Guney G +4 more
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Case report of heterotaxy syndrome with sinus node dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrabeculation: clinical and genetic insights. [PDF]
We present the case of a 41-year-old woman with left atrial isomerism, severe sinus node dysfunction, and left ventricular hypertrabeculation, who required implantation of a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with left bundle branch area
Matta MG +6 more
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A case of right middle lobectomy for primary lung cancer in a patient with heterotaxy syndrome. [PDF]
Anatomical abnormalities in the pulmonary vessels have long aroused great interest among thoracic surgeons, and numerous variations of pulmonary vessels have been reported.
Demura R +7 more
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Classifying Heterotaxy Syndrome [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome is a complex set of abnormalities related to abnormal left–right axis patterning. Although rare (occurring in just over 1 in 10 000 live births1), congenital heart defects associated with heterotaxy syndrome carry a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality.2,3 Despite numerous investigations on the genetic underpinning ...
Stephen P. Sanders, Tal Geva
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Severe Duodenal Bleeding with Heterotaxy Syndrome Controlled by Combined Hemostatic Strategies. [PDF]
A 73-year-old man with a history of heterotaxy syndrome and intestinal malrotation developed hemorrhagic shock due to bleeding from a duodenal ulcer. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy failed to achieve hemostasis because of restriction of the view by massive ...
Yomogida D +6 more
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Heterotaxy Syndrome With Right Isomerism and Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome (HS) occurs in developing embryos due to an inability to establish the normal anatomy, which manifests as abnormal symmetry and malposition of the thoracoabdominal viscera and vasculature, including cardiac and extracardiac anomalies.
Iskafi RA +4 more
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Chronic Cough, Dyspnea, and a Novel CCDC39 Variant: A Case Report of Heterotaxy Syndrome Without Cardiac Anomalies and Associated Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. [PDF]
Heterotaxy syndrome is characterized by abnormal left-right arrangement of thoracoabdominal organs and is frequently associated with complex cardiac anomalies. However, cases with predominant extracardiac manifestations are increasingly recognized.
Juré J, Alexander P.
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