Korean Circ J.  1999 Sep;29(9):985-988. 10.4070/kcj.1999.29.9.985.

A Case of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty with Stent in a Patient of Acute Myocardial Infarction with Situs Inversus Totalis

• Whang KW
• Kim TY
• Kim JY
• Choi YJ
• Choi HY
• Oh JC
• Lim SW
• Cha DH

• KMID: 2228846
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1999.29.9.985

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia is a rare congenital anomaly and its incidence is approximately 1: 6,000-35,000 in general population. Such patients usually have structurally normal hearts and are expected to have normal life span. Coronary angioplasty in such patients have previously been reported, but reported cases in literature are scanty. This report describes our experience of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stent in acute myocardial infarction patient with situs inversus totalis and dextrocardia who exhibited total occlusion of the mid left anterior descending coronary artery.

Keyword

Situs inversus totalis; Acute myocardial infarction; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angio-plasty; Stent

MeSH Terms

Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Coronary Vessels
Dextrocardia
Heart
Humans
Incidence
Myocardial Infarction*
Situs Inversus*
Stents*