The Phenomenon of Mirror Heart (Dextrocardia) 🫀🪞
Dextrocardia is a rare anatomical anomaly where the heart is located on the right side of the chest, with its axis mirrored. This condition may occur as an isolated feature or as part of situs inversus syndrome, in which other organs are also mirrored.
Patients with isolated dextrocardia often present with associated congenital heart defects, such as ventricular septal defects or transposition of the great arteries. In cases of situs inversus, cardiac function is typically unaffected, and the condition may remain undetected until adulthood.
Dextrocardia poses diagnostic challenges because standard electrocardiograms (ECG) and imaging require adapted interpretation. For instance, in standard ECG leads, waveforms may appear with mirrored orientation.
Awareness of this phenomenon is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with cardiac or surgical conditions.
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Dextrocardia is a rare anatomical anomaly where the heart is located on the right side of the chest, with its axis mirrored. This condition may occur as an isolated feature or as part of situs inversus syndrome, in which other organs are also mirrored.
Patients with isolated dextrocardia often present with associated congenital heart defects, such as ventricular septal defects or transposition of the great arteries. In cases of situs inversus, cardiac function is typically unaffected, and the condition may remain undetected until adulthood.
Dextrocardia poses diagnostic challenges because standard electrocardiograms (ECG) and imaging require adapted interpretation. For instance, in standard ECG leads, waveforms may appear with mirrored orientation.
Awareness of this phenomenon is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning for patients with cardiac or surgical conditions.
Окей, сподіваємося ви все зрозуміли, і це було не складно 😉
Але щоб покращувати свої знання професійної англійської підписуйтеся на канал наших колег Medical Professional English — в них і якісний освітній контент щодня, і класні курси медичної англійської 😌