Ventricular assist device in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and situs inversus totalis

Int J Artif Organs. 2019 Jun;42(6):321-322. doi: 10.1177/0391398818823768. Epub 2019 Jan 10.

Abstract

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and situs inversus totalis are rare congenital anomalies. While congenital heart diseases affect about 0.75%-0.9% of newborns, less than 1% of them have congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. Meanwhile, the incidence of situs inversus totalis is about 0.01%. This is a case report of a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and situs inversus totalis who was supported with a ventricular assist device, resulting in a challenging clinical scenario.

Keywords: Left ventricular assist device; congenital heart disease; corrected transposition of the great arteries; situs inversus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / therapy
  • Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart-Assist Devices*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Male
  • Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
  • Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
  • Shock, Septic / diagnosis
  • Shock, Septic / etiology
  • Situs Inversus / complications*
  • Stroke Volume
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / complications*