Ectopia cordis: a case report

• Main Authors: Gonçalo Filipe Infante Mesquita Dias (Author), Ana Vanessa dos Reis Santos (Author), Cátia Filipa Cabrita Paixão Martins (Author), Ana Paula Duarte Ferreira (Author), Joaquim Marques Dinis da Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation, with an estimated incidence of 5 to 8 per million live births. It is defined as a malformation in which the heart is located in an extra-thoracic position. Ectopia cordis may occur as an isolated malformation or associated with other an...