Technical Aspects: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Case of Dextrocardia With Situs Inversus
Mithun Sundararaaja Ravikumar, Vijayanand Palanisamy, Mugundhan Tamilselvan, Sureshkumar Sangili, Rajan Sethuratnam
Abstract
Dextrocardia with situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly in which the heart and the abdominal organs orient themselves in a mirror-image reversal of the normal anatomy. Coronary artery disease incidence is similar to that of the normal population. Performing coronary artery bypass grafting in this subset of the population poses few difficulties. These limitations can be overcome by few technical adjustments by the surgeon and the team which will be discussed in our article.
Topics & Concepts
DextrocardiaSitus inversusMedicineBypass graftingPopulationCardiologyArteryInternal medicineSurgeryEnvironmental healthIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersCongenital Heart Disease StudiesCoronary Artery Anomalies