Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis  2012;1(1):29-33

doi:10.12997/jla.2012.1.1.29

Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Dextrocardia and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Su Young JANG 1 ; Myung Ho JEONG ; Hyung Ki JUNG ; Kyoung Jin LEE ; Min Goo LEE ; Keun Ho PARK ; Doo Sun SIM ; Young Joon HONG ; Ju Han KIM ; Youngkeun AHN ; Jung Chaee KANG

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Keywords

Dextrocardia; Myocardiac infarction; Coronary Angioplasty

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

We report a case of a 69-year-old man presenting with acute right chest pain radiating to the right shoulder. Physical examination revealed a right sided apex beat with a palpable liver on the left side. Reversed normalizing electrocardiogram are presented, allowing for correct diagnosis of an acute anterior myocardial infarction. Dextrocardia with situs inversus is an uncommon congenital condition, the patient also diagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by two dimensional echocardiography. Successful percutaneous coronary intervention was performed and the patient was discharged after uneventful recovery.