title: Repair of Posterior Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect in a Patient with Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus.
abstract: We report a patient with situs inversus who developed a large posterior interventricular septum pseudoaneurysm with a septal defect following a myocardial infarction. The ventricular septum was approached through the left ventricle and the entrance of the pseudoaneurysm was repaired with a strip of equine pericardium.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, Catholic University-A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Marialisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nesta
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, Catholic University-A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazza
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, Catholic University-A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, Catholic University-A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Piergiorgio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Institute, Catholic University-A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003914:Dextrocardia; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D012857:Situs Inversus