| Descriptor English: | Levocardia | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Levocardia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Levocardia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Lévocardie | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Isolated Levocardia Levocardia, Isolated Situs Inversus with Levocardia |
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| Tree number(s): |
C14.240.400.701 C14.280.400.701 C16.131.240.400.701 C16.131.810.700 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007979 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1975-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1975-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 8155 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D007979 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/12/12 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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Levocardia
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| Concept UI |
M0012433 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Levocardia |
| Entry term(s) |
Isolated Levocardia Levocardia, Isolated Situs Inversus with Levocardia |
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