American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 127, Issue 6, 923-925
Copyright © 1976 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Absent mesosternum in congenital heart disease
RM Steiner,
M Kricun,
and
J Shapiro
The association of developmental abnormalities of the sternum with congenital heart disease is well known. These abnormalities include hypoplasia, multiple centers, and premature fusion. The absence of the sternal bodies in patients with congenital heart disease unrelated to a specific syndrome complex has not been previously described. Possible association with congenital pulmonary vascular disease was noted.