What dictates the position of the diaphragm—The heart or the liver?

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What dictates the position of the diaphragm—The heart or the liver? Veerappa Reddy, MB, MS, MCh, Sanjeev Sharma, MD, Adnan Cobanoglu, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 108, Issue 4, Pages 687-691 (October 1994) DOI: 10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950 Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Normal posture of hemidiaphragms and abdominal situs solitus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 108, 687-691DOI: (10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950) Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Isolated dextrocardia: cardiac apex to the right, right hemidiaphragm at lower position, and abdominal situs solitus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 108, 687-691DOI: (10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950) Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Dextroversion: cardiac apex to the right, right hemidiaphragm at lower position, and abdominal situs inversus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 108, 687-691DOI: (10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950) Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Levoversion: cardiac apex to the left, left hemidiaphragm at lower position, and abdominal situs inversus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 108, 687-691DOI: (10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950) Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig. 5 Mesocardia: ambiguous cardiac apex and abdominal situs, and hemidiaphragms at equal position. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1994 108, 687-691DOI: (10.5555/uri:pii:S0022522394702950) Copyright © 1994 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions