title: Heterotaxy in southern Nevada: prenatal detection and epidemiology.
abstract: We retrospectively analyzed a combination of prenatally detected and postnatally diagnosed patients with heterotaxic situs that included those with situs inversus, bilateral left-sidedness, and bilateral right-sidedness for the period between April 2002 and July 2014. We found a statistically higher prevalence in the Hispanic population of Southern Nevada of 2.7/10,000 live births (95 % confidence intervals of 1.7-3.9) versus the non-Hispanic population of 1.6/10,000 live births (95 % confidence intervals of 1.1-2.1), p = 0.04. Additionally, we noted a high prenatal detection rate of 68 % over the 12-year period of time, rising to 100 % over the last 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Children's Heart Center - Nevada, 3006 S. Maryland Pkwy Ste. 690, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, USA, wnevans50@aol.com.
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Ruben J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Acherman
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Restrepo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D059446:Heterotaxy Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009505:Nevada / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology