Transient Ischemic Attack in a Patient With Poland Syndrome With Dextrocardia

Iraj Afzal; Samin Rahman; Faiz Syed; Ofek Hai; Roman Zeltser; Amgad N Makaryus

doi:10.7759/cureus.38185

Transient Ischemic Attack in a Patient With Poland Syndrome With Dextrocardia

Cureus. 2023 Apr 27;15(4):e38185. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38185. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Iraj Afzal¹, Samin Rahman¹, Faiz Syed², Ofek Hai³, Roman Zeltser^{4

3}, Amgad N Makaryus^{5

3}

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, USA.
² Internal Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA.
³ Cardiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, USA.
⁴ Cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.
⁵ Cardiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, USA.

Abstract

This report discusses the case of a patient with a past medical history of Poland syndrome and dextrocardia who was admitted for a transient ischemic attack. Poland syndrome is a rare genetic condition characterized by underdevelopment of chest wall musculature that presents with a variety of associations that may or may not be present in each case. This case report intends to discuss a unique presentation of Poland syndrome with dextrocardia, one of the rare conditions associated with Poland syndrome, as well as the treatment of Poland syndrome as a whole and possible associated complications.

Keywords: case report; chatgpt; dextrocardia; poland syndrome; transient ischemic attack.

Publication types

Case Reports