Exteriorisation of the heart in two siblings.
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.
Assaqqat
Mervat A
MA
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Fayyadh
Majid I
MI
Bulbul
Ziad R
ZR
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