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KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Heterotaxy is an abnormality of formation of the left–right axis of the body. Heterotaxy refers to any arrangement that deviates from situs solitus…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Ectopia cordis is a rare malformation in which the fetal heart is present in an extrathoracic location. It is easily diagnosable by fetal…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Generally classified as dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Incidence is 1.2 per 100,000. Higher in males due to X-linked conditions. Most common causes of…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Bladder exstrophy is a severe abnormality of the anterior abdominal wall in which the bladder protrudes under the umbilical cord, the pubic bones…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Tetralogy of Fallot is a complex congenital cardiac malformation consisting of varying degrees of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, ventricular septal defect, overriding…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a complex cardiac malformation in which the majority of both pulmonary and aortic trunks arise from the…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Truncus arteriosus is a rare form of congenital cardiac disease in which a single cardiac outflow tract gives rise to the pulmonary, coronary,…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Transposition of the great arteries is a relatively rare congenital cardiac malformation that has potential to cause major morbidity and mortality in the…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Prenatal diagnosis of aortic stenosis is unreliable. Aortic stenosis should be suspected whenever there is asymmetry of the cardiac ventricles including either left…

KEY POINTS Print Section Listen Key Points Coarctation of the aorta refers to a congenital narrowing of the aorta and is relatively common, accounting for 7% of cases of congenital…