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==Causes==
==Causes==
*The exact cause of dextrocardia is unknown.<ref name="EdzieDzefi-Tettey2019">{{cite journal|last1=Edzie|first1=Emmanuel Kobina Mesi|last2=Dzefi-Tettey|first2=Klenam|last3=Cudjoe|first3=Obed|last4=Gorleku|first4=Philip Narteh|last5=Adu|first5=Patrick|title=Incidental Finding of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus in a 59-Year-Old Man|journal=Case Reports in Radiology|volume=2019|year=2019|pages=1–4|issn=2090-6862|doi=10.1155/2019/7107293}}</ref>
*The exact cause of dextrocardia is unknown although it is postulated to be secondary to malposition of the organs during embryologic development.<ref name="EdzieDzefi-Tettey2019">{{cite journal|last1=Edzie|first1=Emmanuel Kobina Mesi|last2=Dzefi-Tettey|first2=Klenam|last3=Cudjoe|first3=Obed|last4=Gorleku|first4=Philip Narteh|last5=Adu|first5=Patrick|title=Incidental Finding of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus in a 59-Year-Old Man|journal=Case Reports in Radiology|volume=2019|year=2019|pages=1–4|issn=2090-6862|doi=10.1155/2019/7107293}}</ref>


===Genetic Causes===
===Genetic Causes===

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  • The exact cause of dextrocardia is unknown although it is postulated to be secondary to malposition of the organs during embryologic development.[1]

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References

  1. Edzie, Emmanuel Kobina Mesi; Dzefi-Tettey, Klenam; Cudjoe, Obed; Gorleku, Philip Narteh; Adu, Patrick (2019). "Incidental Finding of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus in a 59-Year-Old Man". Case Reports in Radiology. 2019: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2019/7107293. ISSN 2090-6862.

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