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Extrathoracic Heart (Ectopia Cordis)

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India
For reprint information contact: Balram Airan, MCh Tel: 91 11 686 4851 Fax: 91 11 686 2663 email: airanbalram{at}hotmail.com Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.

Two cases of ectopia cordis are described. One patient underwent an initial procedure to cover the heart using homologous pericardium and a homograft pulmonary artery patch but did not survive. The other baby died before any surgical intervention could be performed.