[Emergent coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with mirror-image dextrocardia]

Kyobu Geka. 1997 Aug;50(9):785-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 49 year-old-man with known situs inversus totalis was admitted to our hospital with a history of angina pectoris of 4 months duration. Coronary arteriography revealed that the left main trunk had a 90% stenosis. After the arteriography, the patient's hemodynamics was deteriorated, and he required a support of intraaortic balloon pumping. He underwent emergent coronary artery bypass grafting with saphenous veins the following day, and recovered uneventfully. Technical problems in this patient from a surgical viewpoint were discussed. As far as we know, this is the first case of coronary bypass grafting on a patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and a stenosis of the left main trunk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Disease / surgery*
  • Dextrocardia / complications*
  • Emergencies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation