Successful Drug-eluting Stent Implantation in a Male Patient with Dextrocardia: A Case Report

Open Med (Wars). 2017 Dec 29:12:481-484. doi: 10.1515/med-2017-0067. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

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 was performed for stenosis in the right coronary artery. A drug eluting stent was implanted at this site successfully. This case suggested that the interventional management of such patients follows the same general rules as for non-dextrocardia patients, but the manipulation of the catheter and projection position choices need to be taken into consideration to obtain optimal benefits for the patient.

Keywords: Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Dextrocardia; Drug-eluting stent; Situs inversus.