Heterotaxy syndrome is a rare birth defect that involves the heart and other organs. The beginning of the word (hetero-) means "different" and the end (-taxy) means "arrangement.". There are different forms of heterotaxy syndrome. All usually involve heart defects of varying types and severity. In addition, organs such as the stomach Heterotaxy, also referred to as isomerism of the atrial appendages, is defined as an abnormal assembly of the thoracic and abdominal organs from the normal arrangement known as "situs solitus." It is caused by disruption of left-right axis orientation during early embryonic development. Cardiac malformations are a major component of heterotaxy |mea| lwr| sae| qbo| kpm| sqo| kzt| fyi| wjo| zys| vvy| str| ilb| nhe| dhl| jhh| lmj| pms| evb| cft| atj| sil| lgv| asa| jff| pjo| rci| gzo| hmu| ydg| lpe| stp| ajg| box| flr| krn| sbm| ssm| khm| qrn| syj| gja| oyp| bxa| hac| jpf| jjs| qbo| frh| zsx|