Dextrocardia

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Dextrocardia on chest radiograph

Dextrokardia is a condition in which the heart is located in the right part of the chest. This is because the heart loop bends to the left instead of to the right. Dextrocardia may be associated with situs inversus.

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  • SADLER, Thomas. Langmanova lékařská embryologie. - edition. Grada Publishing a.s., 2011. 414 pp. pp. 191. ISBN 9788024726403.