Dextrocardia with situs inversus totalis: Cardiovascular surgery in three patients with concomitant coronary artery disease

Three patients with situs inversus totalis (mirror-image dextrocardia) and concomitant coronary artery disease were admitted to our institution for evaluation. In all cases, aortocoronary bypass grafting was successful. Patients with situs inversus and mirror-image dextrocardia are believed to have...

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Published in:Cardiovascular diseases 1981-12, Vol.8 (4), p.527-530
Main Authors: Grey, Douglas P., Cooley, Denton A.
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Language:English
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Summary:Three patients with situs inversus totalis (mirror-image dextrocardia) and concomitant coronary artery disease were admitted to our institution for evaluation. In all cases, aortocoronary bypass grafting was successful. Patients with situs inversus and mirror-image dextrocardia are believed to have normal longevity, and, as these studies suggest, they have the same long-term prognosis after coronary bypass grafting as patients with situs solitus.
ISSN:0093-3546