Situs inversus and acute coronary syndrome.
Dextrocardia is a rare clinical phenomenon with a reported incidence of one in 10 000. Consequently, acute coronary syndromes in such patients are rare. When chest pain occurs in this setting, it is important to be aware of the unique problems that may occur if coronary intervention is contemplated. Previous case reports have shown successful attempts at reperfusing one coronary artery percutaneously. In this case, coronary stents were successfully deployed in two vessels of a man with situs inversus, which has not been reported before. Additionally, the angiographic results that followed from successful intervention did not produce the expected haemodynamic and electrocardiographic changes.
Saha
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Department of Cardiology, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. mrinco@thesahas.fsnet.co.uk
Chalil
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Sulke
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D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents