Transseptal puncture in situs inversus totalis using a conventional fluoroscopic approach

Europace. 2011 Apr;13(4):591-2. doi: 10.1093/europace/euq414. Epub 2010 Nov 17.

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a congenital disorder characterized by mirror reversal of the thoracic and abdominal organs. The underlying cardiovascular malpositions complicate transseptal catheterization. In the present report, we present the case of a patient with SIT, where access in the morphologic left atrium was gained with conventional fluoroscopic approach without the use of intracardiac imaging modalities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Fluoroscopy / methods*
  • Heart Septal Defects / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Situs Inversus / complications*
  • Tachycardia / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome