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. 2024:1441:87-100.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-44087-8_4.

Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Clinical Evaluation

Nikolaus A Haas  1 , David J Driscoll  2 , Silke Rickert-Sperling  3
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Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Clinical Evaluation

Nikolaus A Haas et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2024.

Abstract

The heart is positioned in the middle, superior, and posterior regions of the mediastinum. Although it is a midline structure, the apex of the heart is typically situated to the left of the midline (Fig. 4.1).

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