Repair of postinfarct ventricular septal defect and total myocardial revascularization in a case of dextrocardia with situs inversus.

Abstract

We report a case of an elderly man who suffered an acute myocardial infarction (MI) with the complication of a post-MI ventricular septal defect (VSD). Situs inversus with dextrocardia was diagnosed during the course of hospitalization. Total myocardial revascularization was achieved using saphenous vein conduits. The VSD was approached through the right ventricle and repaired with a polytetrafluoroethylene patch. Although several cases of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the presence of dextrocardia have been reported in the literature, this is the first case of repair of a post-MI VSD along with CABG.

• Authors: Sachin A Kuthe, Prashant N Mohite, Siddharth Sarangi, Sarin Mathews, Shyam K Thingnam, Sreenivas Reddy
• Journal: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 59 Issue 1 Pg. 42-4 (Jan 2011) ISSN: 1863-6713 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 21225400 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Dextrocardia (complications, diagnosis)
• Humans
• Male
• Saphenous Vein (transplantation)
• Situs Inversus (complications, diagnosis)
• Suture Techniques
• Treatment Outcome
• Ventricular Septal Rupture (complications, diagnosis, surgery)