Is an Appreciation of Isomerism the Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of the Cardiac Findings in Heterotaxy?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. What Is “lateralization” and “Breaking of Symmetry”?
3. What Is Heterotaxy?
4. What Is Isomerism?
5. What Is Isomeric within the Heart?
6. How Do the Morphological Findings Relate to Cardiac Development?
7. Does “Dextrocardia” Have Any Meaning When the Heart is Congenitally Malformed?
8. Is “Transposition” a Disturbance of Laterality?
9. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Anderson, R.H.; Spicer, D.E.; Loomba, R. Is an Appreciation of Isomerism the Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of the Cardiac Findings in Heterotaxy? J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2018, 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd5010011
Anderson RH, Spicer DE, Loomba R. Is an Appreciation of Isomerism the Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of the Cardiac Findings in Heterotaxy? Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2018; 5(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd5010011
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnderson, Robert H., Diane E. Spicer, and Rohit Loomba. 2018. "Is an Appreciation of Isomerism the Key to Unlocking the Mysteries of the Cardiac Findings in Heterotaxy?" Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 5, no. 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd5010011