title: Absent mesosternum in congenital heart disease.
abstract: The association of developmental abnormalities of the sternum with congenital heart disease is well known. These abnormalities include hypoplasia, multiple centers, and premature fusion. The absence of the sternal bodies in patients with congenital heart disease unrelated to a specific syndrome complex has not been previously described. Possible association with congenital pulmonary vascular disease was noted.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging