The essence of so-called heterotaxy is the potential disharmony between the arrangement of the bronchuses, abdominal organs, and the atrial appendages. Accurate description of the heart, however, can only be provided by specific description of these features, all of which are readily discernible in the clinical setting. We argue that, when accurate description of the atrial and visceral arrangement is provided, along with appropriate description of the intracardiac findings, no further accuracy is gained by suggesting that an individual heart is “heterotaxic”.

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异质性 – Res ipsos loquitur

所谓异位的本质是支气管、腹部器官和心耳的排列之间可能存在的不协调。然而，对心脏的准确描述只能通过对这些特征的具体描述来提供，所有这些特征在临床环境中都很容易辨别。我们认为，当提供对心房和内脏排列的准确描述以及对心内检查结果的适当描述时，表明单个心脏是“异向性”并不能获得进一步的准确性。