ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
Comparing levocardia and dextrocardia in fetuses with heterotaxy syndrome: prenatal features, clinical significance and outcomes.
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- Dextrocardia in Heterotaxy Syndrome (Polysplenia Variant) in a 36-Year-Old Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in cardiology · 2026Article
- Challenges in prenatal care of ectopic cordis: Case series and literature review.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Prenatal genetic diagnosis of fetuses with dextrocardia using whole exome sequencing in a tertiary center.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cardiac Axis in Early Gestation and Congenital Heart Disease.Current cardiology reviews · 2024Review
- What are the advantages of clock position method to determine fetal heart axis for inexperienced resident physicians? A comparative studyJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2022Article
- An Infant with Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration with Dextrocardia: A Case Report.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Prenatal characterization of a novel invertedClinical case reports · 2021Article
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backgroundTo investigate the differences in cardiovascular disease, extracardiac anomalies and outcomes between fetuses with levocardia and dextrocardia.
methodsClinical demographics, prenatal features, postnatal characteristics and the outcomes of fetuses with levocardia or dextrocardia were recorded and analyzed.
resultsSixty-five fetuses with dextrocardia and thirty-eight fetuses with levocardia were enrolled. Right ventricle outlet obstruction, atrioventricular septal defect and intestinal malrotation were common in both groups. Univentricular physiology, transposition of the great arteries and esophageal atresia were more frequent in fetuses with levocardia, whereas abnormal pulmonary venous connection, double outlet of right ventricle, left ventricle outlet obstruction and brain abnormalities were more frequent in the dextrocardia group. The accuracy of evaluating cardiac malformations was high, but the sensitivity in assessing extracardiac abnormalities was low.
conclusionsAlthough the disorders have certain overlapping features, there are several differences between fetuses with levocardia and dextrocardia. These findings might improve patient counseling and perinatal management.
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