title: Criss-cross heart: report of two cases, anatomic and surgical description and literature review.
abstract: Criss-cross heart is an extremely rare anomaly, characterized by an abnormal rotation of the ventricular mass along its major axis. It may be associated with any malformation of the heart segments and connections. Due to the complex structural changes and rarity of the anomaly, the rotation of ventricular axis is often misdiagnosed. In this paper, two cases of criss-cross heart are reported, with emphasis on diagnostic and surgical techniques used to corrected the main defects. A literature review on the subject is also presented which, although sparse, emphasized on the morphologic, diagnostic and surgical aspects of the anomaly.
authors.forename: Ítalo Martins de
authors.initials: ÍM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Vera Demarchi
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.forename: Marcela Maria Aguiar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mindêllo
authors.forename: Yasmin de Oliveira
authors.initials: Yde O
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Valdester Cavalcante
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Pinto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003420:Crisscross Heart / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008488:Medical Illustration; D016896:Treatment Outcome