Dextroversion of the heart is a form of dextrocardia

resulting from congenital malrotation of the heart about its long axis. The earliest reference to the condition is credited to Paltauf (1), who, in 1901, differentiated it from the other forms of dextrocardia.

What is the difference between dextrocardia and Dextroversion?

Dextrocardia is a condition where the heart is located in right hemithorax with its apex pointing to right and in dextroversion the heart is positioned in the chest with the apex still directed to the left.

What causes dextrocardia?

Non-dominant (also called autosomal recessive) genes cause dextrocardia. These abnormal genes cause the primitive, or cardiac, tube to reverse direction while a fetus is developing in the womb. Depending on the extent and timing of the reversal, the heart and abdominal organs may also develop in a reversed form.