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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [[2]]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [4]; Claudia Hochberg, M.D.; Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[5]]; José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[6]

Overview

Dextrocardia is categorized as a fairly rare disease. The reported likelihood of occurrence is roughly 1 in 12,000 births.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of dextrocardia is approximately 1 in 12,000 pregnancies.[1]
  • Incidence of dextrocardia with Kartagener syndrome is approximately 1 in 60,000 pregnancies.[2]

Prevalence

  • The prevalence of dextrocardia is approximately 0.089 per 1,000 individuals.[3]

Gender

  • Dextrocardia affects men and women equally.[4]


References

  1. Bohun CM, Potts JE, Casey BM, Sandor GG (2007). "A population-based study of cardiac malformations and outcomes associated with dextrocardia". Am J Cardiol. 100 (2): 305–9. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.095. PMID 17631088.
  2. Kennedy MP, Omran H, Leigh MW, Dell S, Morgan L, Molina PL; et al. (2007). "Congenital heart disease and other heterotaxic defects in a large cohort of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia". Circulation. 115 (22): 2814–21. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.649038. PMID 17515466.
  3. Liu, Yingjuan; Chen, Sen; Zühlke, Liesl; Black, Graeme C; Choy, Mun-kit; Li, Ningxiu; Keavney, Bernard D (2019). "Global birth prevalence of congenital heart defects 1970–2017: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 260 studies". International Journal of Epidemiology. 48 (2): 455–463. doi:10.1093/ije/dyz009. ISSN 0300-5771.
  4. Mozayan C, Levis JT (2019). "ECG Diagnosis: Dextrocardia". Perm J. 23. doi:10.7812/TPP/18.244. PMC 6730946 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 31496498.