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mesocardia

Pathology: - longitudinal axis of the heart lies in the mid-sagittal plane - heart has no apex - persistence of embryonic condition before the formed heart points to the right or left & acquires an apex

General

congenital heart disease; congenital cyanotic heart disease

References

  1. Lev M et al The pathologic anatomy of mesocardia. American Journal of Cardiology. 1971 26(4):428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0002914971900063