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Cox-Maze IV Procedure Concomitant with Valvular Surgery In Situs Inversus Dextrocardia: A Single-Center Experience in China
Published on: February 11, 2022
Mitral valve replacement in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. mali_irem@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Dextrocardia is a rarely seen cardiac malposition, often associated with multiple and complex congenital cardiac anomalies. Valve surgery for acquired valvular lesions in dextrocardia with situs inversus is rare. A 65-year-old man was admitted to our department with palpitation and dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed dextrocardia, and echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to rheumatic valve degeneration. Prosthetic mitral valve replacement using a transseptal approach via a median sternotomy was successfully performed in the patient.
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