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. 2022 Dec 2;18(12):e1010530. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010530

Table 1. Cardiac and extracardiac abnormalities in the patients with laterality defects.

Number of patients (%)
Sex
    Male 46 (65.7%)
    Female 24 (34.3%)
Cardiac position
    Levocardia 21 (30%)
    Dextrocardia 42 (60%)
    Mesocardia 6 (10%)
Atrial arrangement
    Atrial situs inversus 23 (32.9%)
    Isomerism of right atrial appendages 40 (57.1%)
    Isomerism of left atrial appendages 5 (7.1%)
Ventricular arrangement
    Ventricular situs solitus 21 (30%)
    Ventricular situs inversus 21 (30%)
    Single ventricle 28 (40%)
Bronchi
    Bilateral right bronchi (short) 38 (54.3%)
    Bilateral left bronchi (long) 6 (8.6%)
    Bronchial inversus 26 (37.1%)
Spleen
    Polysplenia 5 (7.1%)
    Asplenia 38 (54.3%)
    Single right spleen 25 (35.7%)
    Single left spleen 2 (2.9%)
Stomach
    Right-sided stomach 38 (54.3%)
    Left-sided stomach 23 (32.9%)
    Stomach centrally situated 6 (8.6%)
    Unknown 3 (4.3%)
Liver
    Left-sided liver 23 (32.9%)
    Right-sided liver 8 (11.4%)
    Liver centrally situated 39 (55.7%)
Aortic arch
    Left aortic arch 32 (45.7%)
    Right aortic arch 38 (54.3%)
SVC
    Right SVC 10 (14.3%)
    Left SVC 35 (50%)
    Bilateral SVC 25 (35.7%)
IVC
    Interrupted IVC, hemiazygos vein continuation 2 (2.9%)
    Interrupted IVC, azygos vein continuation 5 (7.1%)
Relationship of IVC and descending aorta
    IVC right of spine and descending aorta left of spine 5 (7.1%)
    IVC left of spine and descending aorta right of spine 19 (27.1%)
    IVC and descending aorta same side 35 (50%)
    IVC left of spine and descending aorta anterior of spine 2 (2.9%)
    IVC anterior of spine and descending aorta left of spine 1 (1.4%)
    IVC right of spine and descending aorta anterior of spine 1 (1.4%)