Thoracic ectopia cordis

Shad, Jimmy; Budhwani, K P; Biswas, Rakesh

doi:10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5241

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“…Ectopia cordis and accompanying congenital heart disorders can be detected in the prenatal period in the 10-12 th weeks by vaginal fetal echocardiography and in the 20-22 nd weeks by abdominal fetal echocardiography (2,11,12). Our patient presented to our hospital in the 24 th gestational week and the diagnosis was made by fetal echocardiography performed by abdominal ultrasonography.…”

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“…Ectopia cordis has been known for 5 000 years, but its etiology and pathogenesis has not been elucidated yet (2,(6)(7)(8). In the pathogenesis, lack of completion of the normal developmental process of the sternum and thoracic wall is blamed (5,6).…”

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“…Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation in which the heart is located partially or totally outside the thoracic cavity (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). It occurs with a prevalence of 5.5-7.9 in one million live births (1.4-6).…”

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A rare case of cardiac anomaly: prenatally diagnosed ectopia cordis

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Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation in which the heart is located partially or totally outside the thoracic cavity. The estimated prevalence of ectopia cordis is 5.5-7.9 per million births and it comprises 0.1% of congenital heart diseases. Ectopia cordis is associated with other congenital heart diseases and various tissue and organ disorders. Common cardiac anomalies associated with ectopia cordis include ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular diverticulum, double right ventricular outflow tract and tetralogy of Fallot. Extracardiac anomalies associated with ectopia cordis reported in the literature include omphalocele, gastrochisis, cleft lip and palate, scollosis and central nervous system malformations. Here we report a newborn with ectopia cordis who was diagnosed prenatally. (Turk Pediatri Ars 2015; 50: 129-31)

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A rare case of cardiac anomaly: prenatally diagnosed ectopia cordis

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“…Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly defined as partial or complete displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity [1][2][3][4][5]. It is a ventral body wall defect concerning approximately 5.5 to 7.9 cases per million live births [1][2][3]6,7].…”

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“…It is a ventral body wall defect concerning approximately 5.5 to 7.9 cases per million live births [1][2][3]6,7]. Ectopia cordis can be isolated or associated with other abnormalities [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Habou¹,

Amadou²,

Adamou³

et al. 2017

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Background: Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by partial or complete displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. Here, we report a case of two-day-old black neonate born with an ectopia cordis associated with an omphalocele. Case Report: A full-term, barely responsive, black newborn presented at the pediatric surgery department with a heart totally outside the thoracic cavity without pericardium protection and an omphalocele. The baby was transferred immediately to the intensive care unit but died a few hours later before any surgical treatment. Conclusion: Ectopia cordis is an uncommon congenital anomaly. Its management represents a challenge even in developed country, and its prognosis is poor despite advances in neonatal cardiac surgery.

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Ectopia cordis in an adult patient with COVID‐19: A case report and literature review

Alshamiri

Al-Briek

Farrag

et al. 2022

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Ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital condition characterized by a partial or complete defect of the anterior chest wall. It is associated with ventricular and atrial septal defects (ASD), Ebstein's anomaly, truncus arteriosus, transposition of the great vessels, tetralogy of Fallot, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. This study aimed to explore the cardiac manifestations of EC complicated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). A 23‐year‐old male, born with EC, was admitted to the hospital for acute cough and fever. The patient was diagnosed with EC and ASD by computed tomography and COVID‐19 via a polymerase chain reaction swab test. Patients with ECs rarely survive till adulthood. However, due to the rarity of this syndrome, upon literature review, we did not find a case of EC with concurrent COVID‐19 infection. The patient underwent the required investigations and conventional treatment such as fluid resuscitation, antibiotics administration, and full code cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The interventions performed were unsuccessful, and the patient died. This case demonstrates a patient who lived with EC and its associated cardiac anomalies but died of COVID‐19 and its complications despite full resuscitation attempts. Our findings suggest that patients with EC may survive to adulthood if they have an incomplete EC, fewer intracardiac defects except for ASD, and an absence of an omphalocele.

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Thoracic ectopia cordis

Cited by 27 publications

References 24 publications

A rare case of cardiac anomaly: prenatally diagnosed ectopia cordis

A rare case of cardiac anomaly: prenatally diagnosed ectopia cordis

Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Ectopia cordis in an adult patient with COVID‐19: A case report and literature review

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