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Descriptor English: Dextrocardia
Descriptor Spanish: Dextrocardia
Descriptor dextrocardia
Scope note: Defecto congénito en el que el corazón se localiza en el lado derecho del TÓRAX en lugar de en el lado izquierdo (levocardia, la posición normal). Cuando la dextrocardia se acompaña de AURÍCULAS CARDIACAS invertidas, el ESTÓMAGO situado en el lado derecho y el HÍGADO en el lado izquierdo, la combinación recibe la denominación de dextrocardia con SITUS INVERSUS. La dextrocardia puede afectar de modo adverso a otros órganos torácicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dextrocardia
Descriptor French: Dextrocardie
Entry term(s): Dextrocardias
Tree number(s): C14.240.400.280
C14.280.400.280
C16.131.240.400.280
C16.131.810.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003914
Scope note: A congenital defect in which the heart is located on the right side of the THORAX instead of on the left side (levocardia, the normal position). When dextrocardia is accompanied with inverted HEART ATRIA, a right-sided STOMACH, and a left-sided LIVER, the combination is called dextrocardia with SITUS INVERSUS. Dextrocardia may adversely affect other thoracic organs.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1984-90; was heading 1963-83
History Note: 91(84)63; was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1984-90; was heading 1963-83
DeCS ID: 3935
Unique ID: D003914
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/10
Dextrocardia - Preferred
Concept UI M0006136
Scope note A congenital defect in which the heart is located on the right side of the THORAX instead of on the left side (levocardia, the normal position). When dextrocardia is accompanied with inverted HEART ATRIA, a right-sided STOMACH, and a left-sided LIVER, the combination is called dextrocardia with SITUS INVERSUS. Dextrocardia may adversely affect other thoracic organs.
Preferred term Dextrocardia
Entry term(s) Dextrocardias



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