Diseases

Ectopia Cordis

A rare developmental defect in which the heart is abnormally located partially or totally outside the THORAX. It is the result of defective fusion of the anterior chest wall. Depending on the location of the heart, ectopia cordis can be thoracic, thoracoabdominal, abdominal, and cervical.

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Abstract

A rare developmental defect in which the heart is abnormally located partially or totally outside the THORAX. It is the result of defective fusion of the anterior chest wall. Depending on the location of the heart, ectopia cordis can be thoracic, thoracoabdominal, abdominal, and cervical.

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  • Cordis, Ectopia

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2008; use HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL 1963-2007

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  • Heart Defects, Congenital (1963-2007)

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  1. C14w.240.400w.422w
  2. C16w.131w.240.400w.422w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ectopia Cordis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054083. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054083
  2. Ectopia Cordis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectopia_cordis
  3. Ectopia Cordis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356194