INTRODUCTION Dextrocardia with situs inversus is a rare congenital disease. In patients with this condition, the heart is presented as a mirror image of itself with its apex pointing to the right. The pulmonary and abdominal anatomies are reversed. Dextrocardia with situs inversus occurs at birth but its diagnosis may be in adulthood. This case advances knowledge by graphically describing the u...

dextrocardia is a cardiac positional anomaly in which the heart is located in the right hemithorax with its base-to-apex axis directed to the right and caudad. situs inversus is an autosomal recessive disorder that causes organs in the chest and abdomen to be positioned in a mirror image from their normal position. dextrocardia may occur in isolation or as part of situs inversus. similarly, sit...

To cite: Haththotuwa HR, Dubrey SW. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013201046 DESCRIPTION At first glance these chest radiographs appear similar. Closer inspection suggests ‘dextrocardia’ (figure 1A) and ‘dextroposition’ (figure 1B). Confusing terminology is helped if the heart’s position within the thorax and point of direction of the apex is des...

On the basis of 3 personal cases and 119 additional cases collected from the literature the difference between dextroversion and mirror-image dextrocardia is outlined. It is concluded that dextroversion is a part of an exceedingly primitive arrest in development that frequently includes other thoracic and abdominal organs as well as intracardiac structures. The defect is altogether different in...

Aim: The aim of this study was to report a case of dextrocardia with Situs inversus totalis. Case History and Observation: A nine-year-old male Cocker Spaniels dog was referred for cardiologic evaluation due to non-productive cough. Thoracic radiography and ultrasound examination showed the reversed position not only of the heart but also of the abdominal organs such as liver and gallbladder, s...

Dextrocardia is a condition in which the heart is pointed toward the right side of the chest instead of normally pointing to the left. The rate of atherosclerotic heart disease in subjects with this condition is similar to that of the general population. We present a patient with situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting without use of cardiopulmonar...

Background: Dextrocardia is a congenital anomaly, which may have coexistent coronary artery disease (CAD), arrhythmias and conventional indications for device therapy. However, the implantation of transvenous leads can be technically challenging and the approach needs to be tailored to the patient's individual anatomy. Case presentation: A 54-year-old male with dextrocardia situs inversus and i...

Situs inversus with dextrocardia is a rare condition, with complete transposition of all the body organs, including the heart. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in these patients is technically difficult because of the mirror image of organs. Here, we describe a 56-year-old man with coronary heart disease with known situs inversus with dextrocardia and coronary percutaneous intervention ...

Classical Poland Syndrome (PS) is characterized by unilateral, partial or complete absence of the sternocostal head of the major pectoral muscle and brachysyndactyly of fingers on the same side. We report the case of a newborn infant with dextrocardia and PS located on the left side. This association is very rare: to date only 19 cases have been described in scientific literature. In all report...

BACKGROUND Dextrocardia is a congenital anomaly, which may have coexistent coronary artery disease (CAD), arrhythmias and conventional indications for device therapy. However, the implantation of transvenous leads can be technically challenging and the approach needs to be tailored to the patient's individual anatomy. CASE PRESENTATION A 54-year-old male with dextrocardia situs inversus and i...