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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Levocardia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
levocardia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Levocardia
Synonyms
English
:
Isolated Levocardia
Levocardia, Isolated
Situs Inversus with Levocardia
Tree Number:
C14.240.400.701
C14.280.400.701
C16.131.240.400.701
C16.131.810.700
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
8155
Unique Identifier:
D007979
Occurrence in VHL
:
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