Human acardiac anomaly: a report of three cases.
We report on three cases of acardia, all of which had to be classified as acardius anceps. The degree of cardiac malformation ranged between a completely missing heart and a malrotation of a relatively well-developed heart. One fetus showed an intermediate form of cardiac malformation with a hypoplastic cor triloculare. Our findings suggest that the defect in cardiac development may take place at different times in early embryogenesis, resulting in differing degrees of cardiac malformation.
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Pathologisches Institut der Universität München, F.R.G.
Wisser
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Draeger
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Nathrath
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Remberger
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D009008:Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid; D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple