Mitral valve repair in acquired dextrocardia.
Surgical correction of valvular heart disease in patients with dextrocardia is extremely rare. We report a surgical case of mitral valve repair in a patient with acquired dextrocardia. Successful mitral valve repair was performed through a right lateral thoracotomy. We describe our surgical strategy and summarize the literature.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Elsayed
E
Elmistekawy
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Vincent
V
Chan
Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Mark
M
Hynes
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada tmesana@ottawaheart.ca.
Thierry
T
Mesana
D000328:Adult; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Dextrocardia; heart valve prosthesis implantation; mitral valve insufficiency