The three types of criss-cross heart: a simple rotational anomaly.
Criss-cross heart is an angiographically confusing malformation where apparent crossing but not mixing of contrast medium is seen at atrioventricular level. The malformation can be understood by a clockwise or counter-clockwise ventricular rotation. In the normal heart or one with complete transposition ventricular rotation is clockwise. With corrected transposition rotation occurs in a counter-clockwise fashion. One case of criss-cross heart with associated corrected transposition and two criss-cross hearts occurring with complete transposition are reported.
D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007979:Levocardia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012399:Rotation; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*