title: Exteriorisation of the heart in two siblings.
abstract: We report two siblings with isolated ectopic hearts. Neither child had associated congenital diseases. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported familial occurrence of ectopic hearts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mervat A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Assaqqat
authors.forename: Majid I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Al-Fayyadh
authors.forename: Ziad R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Bulbul
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome