title: Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in a patient with situs viscerum inversus.
abstract: We describe the case of a patient with situs viscerum inversus totalis in whom we performed percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale. This case report may represent a further contribution to illustrate instrumental and interventional issues to consider in patients with situs viscerum inversus; it is also an example in which a background in embryology and congenital heart disease may aid cardiologists for the well-tolerated and effective diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with cardiac anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mega
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaspardone
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Picarelli
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarubbi
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sedati
authors.forename: Germano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Sciascio
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*