Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jan;107(1):e33-e35. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.041. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Abstract

This report presents the case of an 82-year-old man with known dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis who presented with increasing dyspnea on exertion and was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement was performed and required deviation from standard techniques for patients with normal anatomy and left-sided aortic arch. We describe two technical differences required for patients with dextrocardia and right-sided aortic arch that facilitate transcatheter aortic valve replacement in this patient group.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Dextrocardia / complications*
  • Dextrocardia / diagnostic imaging
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Situs Inversus / complications*
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / instrumentation
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / methods*