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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2013

01-12-2013 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology

Topsy-Turvy Heart: A Very Rare Case of Superoinferior Ventricle

Authors: Alper Güzeltaş, Erkut Öztürk, Mustafa Diker

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

This report presents computed cardiac tomographic (CT) and echocardiographic images of a 20-day-old newborn with a suspected cardiac rotation abnormality in the setting of levocardia, atrial situs solitus, atrioventricular concordance, superoinferior orientation of the ventricles, and ventriculoarterial concordance.
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Metadata
Title
Topsy-Turvy Heart: A Very Rare Case of Superoinferior Ventricle
Authors
Alper Güzeltaş
Erkut Öztürk
Mustafa Diker
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-013-0656-x

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