Laterality Defects of the Heart: A Review of the Anatomical and Cardiological Approaches

Authors

  • Najnin Akhter Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Brahmanbaria Medical College & Hospital, Brahmanbaria.
  • MSI Tipu Chowdhury Consultant, Department of Cardiology, Cox’s Bazar Medical College & Hospital, Cox’s Bazar.
  • Farhana Bashar Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Mugdha Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka.
  • Partha Sarathi Singha Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Brahmanbaria Medical College & Hospital, Brahmanbaria.
  • Nargis Sultana Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Bangladesh Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v16i2.75508

Keywords:

Congenital anomalies, Laterality defects, Dextrocardia, Isomerism, Transposition of great artery

Abstract

Heart is of mesodermal origin which undergoes a complex process of development. A number of congenital anomalies were encountered at the time of its development. Very little is known about the embryological background of these anomalies. We only encountered the congenital anomalies that was occurred at the time of establishment of the left-right axis of the embryo. This review includes causes, clinical presentations, diagnostic approaches, existing treatment and preventive measures if any persist for the followings: Dextrocardia, isomerism, transposition of great arteries or other forms of heterotaxy.

Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy July 2018, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 51-55

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Published

2018-07-01

How to Cite

Akhter, N., Chowdhury, M. T., Bashar, F., Singha, P. S., & Sultana, N. (2018). Laterality Defects of the Heart: A Review of the Anatomical and Cardiological Approaches. Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, 16(2), 51–55. https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v16i2.75508

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Review Articles