title: Cardiac herniation and volvulus with acquired dextrocardia: echocardiographic diagnosis.
abstract: We report an extremely rare cause of elevated jugular venous pulse where two esoteric causes for the same-cardiac volvulus and cardiac herniation have occurred together. Echocardiographic evidence for making the diagnosis of cardiac volvulus--subcostal long axis, subcostal short axis, and suprasternal views--have been presented. Awareness of this complication is necessary as immediate intervention is mandatory for a positive outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA. sudip-nanda2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sudip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pamula
authors.forename: Surya Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turki
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Thompson
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dale
mesh_terms: D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography