Can the heart of a human being be situated on the right hand side of the human body?

Answer 1

Generally, no. There are rare cases when the heart appears on the wrong side of the body, but in the vast majority of cases all human hearts are on the left (although the actual position of the heart is fairly central, it lies obliquely to the left with the ventricles on that side).

Answer 2

Dextrocardia is a rare condition in which the heart is on the right side. There is also a condition called situs inversuswhere all the organs in the body are switched from one side to another.

Answer 3

Dextrocardia refers to the heart being situated on the right side of the body. Dextrocardia Situs Inversus refers to the heart being a mirror image situated on the right side. For all visceral organs to be mirrored, the correct term is Dextrocardia Situs Inversus Totalis. Dextrocardia is believed to occur in approximately 1 in 12,019 people, while one of 30 of these will have Situs Inversus. Totalis occurs in approximately 1 in 5,000 of Dextrocardia Situs Inversus. Kartagener's Syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 25 of Totalis. This disorder affects the sinus and bronchial cilia causing constant sinus and bronchial symptoms that medication can not rectify. With Kartagener's both are usually present all year rather than being seasonal. Although statistically people with Dextrocardia Situs Inversus do not have any medical problems from the disorder, some are prone to a number of bowel, esophagus, bronchial and cardiac problems. Some of these conditions can be life threatening if left unchecked. ECG leads must be placed in reversed positions on a person with Dextrocardia. In addition, when defibrillating someone with dextrocardia, the pads should be placed in reverse positions. That is, instead of upper right and lower left, pads should be placed upper left and lower right. "Technical dextrocardia" refers to the apparent presentation of dextrocardia caused usually by inadvertently swapping the limb leads on a 12 lead ECG. Usually this would show as an extreme axis deviation.

Answer 4

The heart on the right side is called dextrocardia. Isolated dextrocardia is rare and can be found in syndromes (e.g. Kaartagener's syndrome) where multiple organs are found on the opposite side.

Answer 5

No. The human heart is located on the left hand side of the body. Unless the human is born with a deformity, the human heart will always be situated on the left hand side of the body.

Answer 6

Yes it can, there's is a condition called Dextrocardia that makes the heart on the right side. Situs inversus is also another conditions where all organs mirror their normal positions.

Answer 7

Yes it can but it is very rare