If the ventral body wall fails to close, ventral body wall defects can resulst, such as ectopia cordis, a congenital malformation in which the heart is abnormally located outside of the thorax.
If the ventral body wall fails to close, results in ventral body wall defects, such as ectopia cordis. This is a congenital malformation in which the heart is abnormally located outside of the thorax.