Mesocardia
Synonyms: Midline heart
A rare congenital non-syndromic heart malformation characterized by an atypical location of the heart in a central position in the thorax with the apex in the midline of the thorax. Atria are usually situs solitus whereas ventricles may be situs inversus. Various congenital heart anomalies and visceral situs inversus have also been associated.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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