Just flip it!-CRT implantation in a patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis.

ABSTRACT: Implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device in patients with congenital heart disease may be challenging because of the particular underlying anatomy. We present the case of a right-sided transvenous implantation of a dual-chamber CRT-D device in a patient with situs inversus totalis and mirror image dextrocardia. To facilitate our anatomic orientation and to overcome unusual hand-eye coordination problems, we decided to flip the fluoroscopic image projection by 180° (right-left), creating the optical impression of a "normalized" heart position (levocardia). This simple approach allowed us to successfully implant the device using a conventional left-sided CRT delivery system.

SUBMITTER: Steinberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6288602 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature