Coronary Angiography and Computed Tomography in Situs Inversus Totalis
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Coronary angiography and computed tomography in situs inversus totalis.
CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old Hispanic man presented to the emergency department with complaints of intermittent chest pain for 1 year. Coronary angiography demonstrated dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis, confi rmed by subsequent computed tomography (Figure 1). Th e angiogram was performed via the right femoral artery; because the aortic arch was best visualized in the right anterior o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2011.11928746