10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEXTROCARDIA»
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dextrocardia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dextrocardia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners
Dextrocardia refers to a condition in which the heart is located on the right side of
the chest. Mesocardia indicates that the heart is located approximately on the
midline of the thorax; that is, the heart lies predominantly neither to the right nor to
...
2
Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Dextrocardia, levocardia, and mesocardia are general terms that indicate the
cardiac position only and do not describe intracardiac anatomy. Dextrocardia
denotes a right-sided heart, levocardia a left-sided heart, and mesocardia a
midline ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
3
Problem Based Obstetric Ultrasound
Fetal dextrocardia is a condition in which the major axis ofthe heart (from the
base to the apex along the interventricularseptum) points to the right. Theterm
dextrocardia describes only the position of the cardiac axis and conveys no
information ...
Basky Thilaganathan, Shanthi Sairam, Aris T Papageorghiou, 2007
4
Inborn Errors of Development: The Molecular Basis of ...
Malformations and Syndromes Associated with Heterotaxy and Dextrocardia
OMIM Syndrome Abnormality and Reference —- Aglossia-situs inversus Situs
inversus totalis (Dunham and Austin, 1990; Amor and Craig, 2001) *202650 ...
Charles J. Epstein, Robert P. Erickson, Anthony Joseph Wynshaw-Boris, 2004
5
Moss & Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and ...
dextrocardia depends upon any other lesions that may be present, such as VSD,
coarctation, and AV septal defect, rather than upon the malposition itself. The
geometric distortion of isolated dextrocardia compounds the clinical differential ...
Hugh D. Allen, David J. Driscoll, Robert E. Shaddy, 2013
6
The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult
In the context of situs solitus, patients can have: – Dextrocardia (heart in the right
hemithorax) = isolated dextrocardia – Levocardia (heart in the left hemithorax) =
normal anatomy r Situs inversus refers to a total mirror-image reversal of this ...
7
Pediatric Cardiovascular Medicine
Dextrocardia Dextrocardia is the most common type of malposition. Initially
described by Fabricius in 1749 [43], dextrocardia simply means that the heart is
predominantly in the right hemithorax. The incidence of dextrocardia is one in 12
...
James H. Moller, Julien I. E. Hoffman, 2011
8
A Comprehensive Approach to Congenital Heart Diseases
Incidence Dextrocardia is defined as a right-sided heart with a base apex axis
directed rightward resulting from a variation in cardiac development and not used
as a general term indicating any heart in the right chest.1 The malposition is ...
I. B. Vijayalakshmi, P. Syamasundar Rao, Reema Chugh, 2013
9
The Complete Guide to ECGs
64. 65. 66. 2. In mirror-like dextrocardia, the most common form of dextrocardia,
the abdominal and thoracic viscera (in addition to the heart) are transposed to the
side opposite their usual locations (dextrocardia with “situs inversus”). This form ...
James H. O'Keefe Jr., Stephen C. Hammill, Mark S. Freed, 2010
10
The Pocketbook for PACES
Clinically one would suspect dextrocardia when the apex beat is not felt on the
left and then is found on the right side. It should be noted that true dextrocardia is
when the heart is located on the right side of the chest and the cardiac axis from ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEXTROCARDIA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
dextrocardia is used in the context of the following news items.
Woman give birth to 'strange' child
... four eyes, four ears, six fingers in each hand and his heart is located at the right side of the body instead of left (dextrocardia). The child was ... «The Nation, Jun 15»
Tributes paid to 'back-to-front' girl Kayleigh Moore who died at 26
The heart is not in its usual position in the left chest, but is on the right, a condition known as dextrocardia (literally, right-hearted). Because the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Ridgefield Primary School pupil Harrison Solanki raises over £1400 …
Harrison, who attends Ridgefield Primary School in Cambridge, was born with Dextrocardia, Situs Inversus and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia ... «Ely News, May 15»
Filipino boy tries crowdfunding to get heart transplant in US
“His condition is very unique because he is also dextrocardia (heart is pointed to the right side of the chest),” continues Lean's father Warren, ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
Rare coronary angioplasty performed on dextrocardia patient at KMC
Mangaluru, May 12: A rare case of coronary angioplasty was performed on a patient with dextrocardia recently at KMC Hospital, Mangaluru. «Daijiworld.com, May 15»
KMC Hospital performs surgery on 'Dextrocardia' patient with …
MANGALURU: It`s not an easy task to treat complications in a rare condition known as `Dextrocardia` in which a person`s heart is on the right ... «NYOOOZ, May 15»
Is His Heart in the Right Place?
I have dextrocardia situs inversus. This means that my heart is on the right side of my body instead of the left. l am a bit of a sports fanatic, and I ... «Parade, Apr 15»
The anti-vaccination movement: March of the lemmings
The child reportedly died that day and had a history of cardiac heterotaxy, dextrocardia, complete atrioventricular septal defect, pulmonary atresia and a positive ... «Healio, Apr 15»
Death in the Land of Smiles
(The truth is more mundane: she had dextrocardia, a rare medical syndrome in which the heart points to the right side, so the initial rounds did ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
Dextrocardia features in Bengali film 'Sajarur Kanta'
Kolkata: Dextrocardia, a rare congenital syndrome where the heart is located on the right side, has been explored in a Bengali film inspired by ... «Zee News, Apr 15»
