title: The feasibility of using Ikari left catheter via the right radial approach in a patient with dextrocardia for better guiding support.
abstract: Dextrocardia with situs inversus is a rare cardiac anomaly, and the incidence of ischemic heart disease is the same as the general population. In most of these patients, interventionalists may encounter technical difficulties while handling guiding catheters and acquiring more back-up forces. We describe a case of successful anatomical right coronary intervention with Ikari left guiding catheter in a patient with situs inversus.
authors.affiliation: Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kariyasuka, Yamato-cho, Ichinomiya City, Aichi, Japan. sakxc4@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hisaaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Toyoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murohara
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikari
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057785:Catheters; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic