Congenital Abnormality
crisscross heart
criss·cross heart
Subclass of:
Congenital Heart Defects
Definitions related to crisscross heart:
  • A developmental malformation of the heart characterized by a twisted but not defective atrioventicular connection. The abnormal rotation of the ventricular mass around its long axis results in the crossing of the inflow streams of the two ventricles. Other features include hypoplasia of the TRICUSPID VALVE and RIGHT VENTRICLE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (criss-cross heart) Criss cross heart (CCH) is a cardiac malformation where the inflow streams of the two ventricles cross due to twisting of the heart about its major axis. The clinical features depend on the particular cardiac defects associated, like simple or corrected transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defects.
    OrphaNet
    INSERM, 2021
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