Dextrocardia

Dextrocardia
Chest X ray of a person with dextrocardia situs inversus showing the cardiac apex pointing towards right
SpecialtyMedical genetics 

Dextrocardia (from Latin dextro 'right hand side' and Greek kardia 'heart') is a rare congenital condition in which the apex of the heart is located on the right side of the body, rather than the more typical placement towards the left. There are two main types of dextrocardia: dextrocardia of embryonic arrest (also known as isolated dextrocardia) and dextrocardia situs inversus. Dextrocardia situs inversus is further divided.

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