TITLE:
Successful Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Isolated Levocardia with Situs Inversus
AUTHORS:
Adikesava Naidu Otikunta, Y. V. Subba Reddy, Sivaprasad Naidu Nallapati, S. A. A. Latheef, Srinivas Ravi
KEYWORDS:
Situs Inversus, Isolated Levocardia, Patent Ductus Artrious, Transcatheter Closure, Anomalous Inferior Vena Cava, Bovine Aortic Arch
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.6 No.4,
April
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: Isolated levocardia with situs inversus is an extremely rare type of situs anomaly with an estimated incidence of 1 per 22,000 in the general population. This autosomal recessive situs anomaly has been described as normal levo position of the heart with dextro position of the abdominal viscera. In this case report, we describe accidental diagnosis of isolated levocardia with situs inversus in pediatric patient while evaluating for heart murmur. Systematic examination of the patient identified the presence of patent ductus arteriosus, anomalous course of inferior vena cava and bovine aortic arch. We shared our experience of successful transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus. This case report is worth reporting both, for demonstrating the possibility of the percutaneous device closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in patient with this unusual situs anomaly to interventional cardiologists and because of scanty of literature.