Implantation of a biventricular ICD in a patient with dextrocardia with situs inversus

Abstract

In order to reduce sudden cardiac death and heart failure symptoms, biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation is a treatment method commonly used in selected patients with cardiomyopathy. The frequency of dextrocardia in congenital heart defects is approximately 0.4/10000. In this group, the frequency of cardiomyopathy development is rare. In this case report we present a patient with dextrocardia undergoing implantation of biventricular ICD.

Keywords

• defibrillators
• dextrocardia
• dilated cardiomyopathy; heart failure; pacemaker
• artificial