"Heterotaxy Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abnormal thoracoabdominal VISCERA arrangement (visceral heterotaxy) or malformation that involves additional CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS (e.g., heart isomerism; DEXTROCARDIA) and/or abnormal SPLEEN (e.g., asplenia and polysplenia). Irregularities with the central nervous system, the skeleton and urinary tract are often associated with the syndrome.
| Descriptor ID |
D059446
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.592 C14.280.400.592 C15.604.744.146 C16.131.077.401 C16.131.240.400.592
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| Concept/Terms |
Heterotaxy Syndrome- Heterotaxy Syndrome
- Heterotaxy Syndromes
- Syndrome, Heterotaxy
- Syndromes, Heterotaxy
Visceral Heterotaxy- Visceral Heterotaxy
- Heterotaxies, Visceral
- Heterotaxy, Visceral
- Visceral Heterotaxies
- Situs Ambiguus Viscerum
- Ambiguus Viscerum, Situs
- Ambiguus Viscerums, Situs
- Situs Ambiguus Viscerums
- Viscerum, Situs Ambiguus
- Viscerums, Situs Ambiguus
- Situs Ambiguus
- Ambiguus, Situs
Polysplenia Syndrome- Polysplenia Syndrome
- Polysplenia Syndromes
- Syndrome, Polysplenia
- Syndromes, Polysplenia
- Situs Ambiguus with Polysplenia
- Left Atrial Isomerism with Polysplenia
Right Atrial Isomerism- Right Atrial Isomerism
- Atrial Isomerism, Right
- Atrial Isomerisms, Right
- Isomerism, Right Atrial
- Isomerisms, Right Atrial
- Right Atrial Isomerisms
Asplenia Syndrome- Asplenia Syndrome
- Asplenia Syndromes
- Syndrome, Asplenia
- Syndromes, Asplenia
- Situs Ambiguus with Asplenia
- Right Atrial Isomerism with Asplenia
- Asplenia with Cardiovascular Anomalies
- Ivemark Syndrome
- Syndrome, Ivemark
Left Atrial Isomerism- Left Atrial Isomerism
- Atrial Isomerism, Left
- Atrial Isomerisms, Left
- Isomerism, Left Atrial
- Isomerisms, Left Atrial
- Left Atrial Isomerisms
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterotaxy Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Isomerism or heterotaxy: which term leads to better understanding? Cardiol Young. 2015 Aug; 25(6):1037-43.
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Cardiovascular manifestations of heterotaxy and related situs abnormalities assessed with CT angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Nov-Dec; 7(6):408-16.