Situs inversus with dextrocardia is the most common form ... a condition in which the organs in your chest and abdomen have a ...

If the heart's position is also flipped — a phenomenon known as dextrocardia — then the condition is described as situs inversus totalis. Situs inversus is caused by mutations in one or more ...

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Dextrocardia occurs when the heart is positioned in the right side of the chest instead of the left. The ECG findings include: Predominantly negative P wave, QRS complex, and T wave in lead I.

Situs inversus is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, meaning that both parents need to pass on a mutated gene for their children to develop it. If they are unaware of their condition ...