Epidemiology
The occurrence of ectopic cordis is 5.5 - 7.9 per million births. It is typically classified according to location of the ectopic heart, which includes:
- Cervical
- Thoracic
- Thoracoabdominal
- Abdominal
Thoracic and thoraco-abdominal ectopa cordis constitute the vast majority of known cases.
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