title: Successful right coronary artery drug-eluting stent implantation in a male patient with situs inversus.
abstract: We describe a case of successful right coronary artery angioplasty in a male subject with situs inversus. Although the interventional management of such individuals follows the standard general rules, there are also some technical aspects that should be taken into consideration in this special clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: First Cardiology Clinic, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece. ktsioufis@hippocratio.gr
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsioufis
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chatzis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*