Mirela, 9, has an anomaly that changes the position of her heart
A little Corinthians fan received a more than special surprise. Bearer of dextrocardiaa rare anomaly in which the heart is displaced to the right sideMirela, 9, received a personalized club shirt, with a detail that caught attention: the Timão crest also positioned on the right.
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The gesture occurred after a “complaint” from the little girl. “Mirela is dextrocardiac, so she was born with her heart on the right, and she said: ‘The symbol must be on the right because my heart is on the right,'” the little girl’s mother said in a video published on the social networks Corinthians.
Excited, the girl couldn’t hold back her tears when she was given the t-shirt she had dreamed of. To complete the emotion, she was also the partner of goalkeeper Lelê in the club’s match last Sunday, 10th, for Paulistão Feminino, against San Paolo.
“It’s a feeling of gratitude to know that we were able to make her dream come true,” Mirela’s mother added in an interview with Corinthians TV.
Corinthian Heart🖤🤍
Mirela was born with her heart on the right and, together with her family, always looked for t-shirts with the shield on the right, but never found one.
So, Timão made a point of giving her some exclusive t-shirts, with the shield on the right side, the side of… pic.twitter.com/wsvfrdzqVA
— Corinthians (@Corinthians) November 13, 2024
Understand dextrocardia
Considered a congenital condition by the Ministry of Health, dextrocardia is a rare cardiac malformation, in which the major axis of the heart is located on the right, rather than on the left, as is common.
This anomaly may be associated with other malformations of the organ or other body systems.
Source: Terra

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