LA80.1

Dextrocardia

Category

Definition

A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which the heart is predominantly to the right of the thoracic midline. This is independent of the orientation of the cardiac apex.

Exclusions

  • Isomerism of left atrial appendages
  • Isomerism of right atrial appendages
  • Total mirror imagery

Index Terms

Dextrocardiaheart in right chestright-sided heartcongenital dextrocardia of hearttransposition of heart