| Dextrocardia | |
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| Chest X ray of a person with dextrocardia situs inversus showing the cardiac apex pointing towards right | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Dextrocardia (from Latin dextro 'right hand side' and Greek kardia 'heart') is a rare congenital condition in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body, rather than the more typical placement towards the left.[1] There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest (also known as isolated dextrocardia)[citation needed] and dextrocardia situs inversus. Dextrocardia situs inversus is further divided.
- ^ Stephenson, Susan (2012). Diagnostic Medical Sonography Obstetrics and Gynecology. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 582.