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Criss cross heart (CCH) is a cardiac malformation where the inflow streams of the two ventricles cross due to twisting of the heart about its major axis. The clinical features depend on the particular cardiac defects associated, like simple or corrected transposition of the great arteries and ventricular septal defects.
Features include very common findings: Cyanosis and Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology; and common findings: Ventricular septal defect, Abnormal mitral valve morphology, Pulmonic stenosis, and Transposition of the great arteries and others. 13 total HPO annotations.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Heart and blood vessels | 4 | Ventricular septal defect, Abnormal mitral valve morphology, Mitral stenosis |
Biomarker and diagnostic research for criss-cross heart has been reported in the published literature.
Phenotype severity distribution: 2 very common features, 9 common features.
Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).
No clinical trials have been registered for criss-cross heart.
13 publications have been identified in PubMed for criss-cross heart. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (54%), Review / Meta-Analysis (15%), and Diagnostic / Biomarker (8%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 7 | 54% |
Data assembled from 4 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
Lungs and breathing | 1 | Difficulty breathing (respiratory insufficiency) |
Digestive system | 1 | Feeding difficulties |
Head and neck | 1 | Abnormal facial shape |
2 |
15% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 1 | 8% |
Clinical study results | 1 | 8% |
Laboratory research | 1 | 8% |
Disease patterns and progression | 1 | 8% |
Pandey NN (2026). [PMID: 39755995](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39755995/). *Pediatric cardiology*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Taniguchi K (2026). [PMID: 41755472](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41755472/). *Cardiology in the young*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Coelho Neto JM (2026). [PMID: 41744492](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41744492/). *Cardiology in the young*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Okamura K (2026). [PMID: 42091300](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42091300/). *Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Jesús RF (2026). [PMID: 42102628](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42102628/). *J Electrocardiol*. [Clinical Trial Publication]
Kruszelnicka O (2026). [PMID: 42138364](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42138364/). *Pol Arch Intern Med*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Jiménez LPM (2025). [PMID: 39614030](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39614030/). *The international journal of cardiovascular imaging*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Liang H (2025). [PMID: 40175904](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40175904/). *BMC cardiovascular disorders*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Bernheim S (2025). [PMID: 41286922](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41286922/). *Orphanet journal of rare diseases*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Yan WF (2025). [PMID: 40131843](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40131843/). *European heart journal*. [Case Report / Case Series]