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Exteriorisation of the heart in two siblings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2005

Mervat A. Assaqqat ,
Majid I. Al-Fayyadh  and
Ziad R. Bulbul
Mervat A. Assaqqat
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Majid I. Al-Fayyadh
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ziad R. Bulbul
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

We report two siblings with isolated ectopic hearts. Neither child had associated congenital diseases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported familial occurrence of ectopic hearts.

Keywords

Ectopia cordisfamilial disease
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 98 - 100
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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