Crisscross heart

Crisscross heart
Classification and external resources
DiseasesDB 32853
MeSH D003420

Crisscross heart is a type of congenital heart defect where the right atrium is closely associated with the left ventricle in space, and the left atrium is closely associated with the right ventricle.[1]

Although it is classified as a defect, the criss-cross is more of a spatial anomaly than a functional one, and it is possible for the heart to have relatively normal functioning.

References

  1. Fontes VF, de Souza JA, Pontes Jùnior SC (1990). "Criss-cross heart with intact ventricular septum". Int. J. Cardiol. 26 (3): 382–5. doi:10.1016/0167-5273(90)90102-B. PMID 2312210.
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