53 Examination of a full-term male newborn shows muffled heart sounds on the left and the point of maximal impulse on the right. An x-ray of the chest shows a right-sided cardiac silhouette Which of the following is the most likely cause of this finding? OA) Abnormal looping of the primitive heart tube OB) Dextroposition of the truncus arteriosus C) Persistent bulbus cordis D) Persistent primitive pulmonary vein E) Persistent right horn of the sinus venosus

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53 Examination of a full-term male newborn shows muffled heart sounds on the left and the point of maximal impulse on the right. An x-ray of the chest shows a right-sided
cardiac silhouette Which of the following is the most likely cause of this finding?
A) Abnormal looping of the primitive heart tube
B) Dextroposition of the truncus arteriosus
C) Persistent bulbus cordis
D) Persistent primitive pulmonary vein
E) Persistent right horn of the sinus venosus
Transcribed Image Text:53 Examination of a full-term male newborn shows muffled heart sounds on the left and the point of maximal impulse on the right. An x-ray of the chest shows a right-sided cardiac silhouette Which of the following is the most likely cause of this finding? A) Abnormal looping of the primitive heart tube B) Dextroposition of the truncus arteriosus C) Persistent bulbus cordis D) Persistent primitive pulmonary vein E) Persistent right horn of the sinus venosus
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