Successful drug-eluting stent implantation in a male patient with dextrocardia: a case report
Long Wenjie,
He Zhiling,
Wang Xia,
Wu Huanlin,
Chen Yahui,
Yang Zhongqi
Affiliations
Long Wenjie
No. 1 Clinical College, Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Jichang road No.12, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
He Zhiling
Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road No.111, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
Wang Xia
Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road No.111, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
Wu Huanlin
Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road No.111, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
Chen Yahui
Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Dade Road No.111, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
Yang Zhongqi
Department of Geriatrics, Lingnan Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Jichang Road No.16, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, China
Situs inversus with dextrocardia is a rare condition, with complete transposition of all the body organs, including the heart. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in these patients is technically difficult because of the mirror image of organs. Here, we describe a 56-year-old man with coronary heart disease with known situs inversus with dextrocardia and coronary percutaneous intervention was performed for stenosis in the right coronary artery. A drug eluting stent was implanted at this site successfully. This case suggested that the interventional management of such patients follows the same general rules as for non-dextrocardia patients, but the manipulation of the catheter and projection position choices need to be taken into consideration to obtain optimal benefits for the patient.
