Tetralogy of Fallot in a Case of Dextrocardia with Situs Solitus.
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2015-04
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Abstract
Dextrocardia associated with situs solitus (so called
‘dextroversion’) is a cardiac positional anomaly in which
the heart is located in the right hemithorax with its base-toapex
axis directed to the right and caudad along with normal
anatomical position of other intrathoracic and abdominal
viscera. The malposition is intrinsic to the heart and not
caused by extracardiac abnormalities. Dextroversion is the
second most common type of dextrocardia. In
dextroversion, there is a 90% incidence of additional cardiac
malformations, including anomalous pulmonary venous
return, Tetralogy of Fallot, septal defects, pulmonic stenosis,
coarctation of the aorta, and corrected TGA.Here we report
a rare case of Tetralogy of Fallot in a 17 year old male with
dextroversion.
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dextrocardia, tetralogy of fallot, situs solitus
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Das Swapan Kumar, Avik Mukherjee. Tetralogy of Fallot in a Case of Dextrocardia with Situs Solitus. Indian Medical Gazette. 2015 Apr; 149 (4): 165-168.