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ArticleCureus2022

Incidental Finding of Heterotaxy Syndrome in a Patient With Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report and Concise Review.

Mohamed Mahmoud, Khadija El Kortbi, Hayoung Wang, Joseph Wang

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Mohamed MahmoudInternal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.
Khadija El KortbiGeneral Practice, Hassan II University, Faculty of Medicine, Casablanca, MAR.
Hayoung WangInternal Medicine, University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine, San Antonio, USA.
Joseph WangInternal Medicine/Division of General and Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterotaxy syndrome, also called atrial isomerism, is a rare congenital condition in which the internal organs are abnormally arranged across the left-right axis of the body. It is classified into polysplenia syndrome or left atrial isomerism and asplenia syndrome or right atrial isomerism. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to the severity of cardiac anomalies. It is important to be aware of the syndrome findings as they can be incidentally found on imaging in adults. Here, we report a case of a 33-year-old female who presented with worsening shortness of breath, found to have a pulmonary embolism, and heterotaxy was incidentally identified on her imaging. A concise review follows.

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asplenia with cardiac abnormalitiescardiac malformationscongenital hear diseaseheterotaxiaheterotaxy syndrome (hs)left atrial isomerismpolyspleniapulmonary emboliright atrial isomerism (rai)situs ambiguus

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PMID35607583
PMCPMC9122844

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