A Case of Acute Myocardial Infraction in Patients with Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus Treated by Percutaneous Translumnal Coronary Angioplasty.
10.4070/kcj.1997.27.8.876
- Author:
Jeong Jo JEONG
;
Chong Jin KIM
;
Hwe Yeol KIM
;
In Jae YOON
;
Wook Sung CHUNG
;
Kie Bae SEUNG
;
Tae Ho RHO
;
Jang Seong CHAE
;
Jae Hyung KIM
;
Soon Jo HONG
;
Kyu Bo CHOI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty;
dextrocadia;
situs inversus
- MeSH:
Angioplasty*;
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Artery Disease;
Dextrocardia*;
Humans;
Korea;
Myocardial Infarction;
Prevalence;
Situs Inversus*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1997;27(8):876-880
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dextrocardia with situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly of development involving a left-handed malrotation of the visceral organs which affects approximately 1:10,000 patients. It is known that the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with dextrocardia is similar to that of the general population. Successful coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty have previously been reported in patients with dextrocardia, but to our knowledge no report exist of a successful coronary angioplasty in a patient with dextrocardia with situs inversus in Korea. We performed a successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of an infarct-related vessel in a acute myocardial infarction patient with dextrocardia with situs inversus.
