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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

Volume  3, Issue 1, Jan-June 2017, Pages 47-49
 

Original Article

Double Valve Replacement in Dextrocardia: Unusual Surgery in a Rare Anomaly

Premanand Ponoth*, Vinesh Samo Naikho**, Ashok Bhinkah***

*Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, **Medical Health Officer, ***Medical Health Officer, Cardiac Centre, DDY Complex, SSRN Hospital, Mauritius.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jcms.2454.7123.3117.7

Abstract

 Dextro cardia is a rare heart condition of 0.37 to 0.53% 10,000 live births. 45 year old patient had successful double valve replacement (AVR and MVR) with moderate pulmonary hypertention in this anomaly and is extremely rare. The altered surgical anomaly and the necessary changes in surgical approach are described. This procedure is rarely done and is reported very few in the literature to our knowledge.


Keywords : Dextrocardia; DVR; Situs Inversus.
Corresponding Author : Premanand Ponoth