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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Ectopia Cordis

Shanghaiist.com provides a rare glimpse by video of what appears to be a case of thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis (the heart covered only with a thin layer of skin) in a young girl from China.

-Wes

DrWes at 12/26/2007 07:52:00 PM

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DrWes: Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC is a board certified internist, cardiologist, and cardiac electrophysiologist (doctor specializing in heart rhythm disorders) practicing at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL, USA and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He is an unpaid co-founder of Practicing Physicians of America, a 501c6 non-profit business league for working physicians. He entered the blog-o-sphere in November, 2005. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this blog are strictly the those of the author(s) and should not be construed as the opinion(s) or policy(ies) of NorthShore University HealthSystem, nor recommendations for your care or anyone else's. Please seek professional guidance instead.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Ectopia Cordis

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