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Journal of Medical Case Reports
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Case report

Total myocardial revascularization for situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia: a case report

Authors: Abbasali Karimi, Abbas SalehiOmran, Hossein Ahmadi, Parin Yazdanifard

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

We report our experience of two patients suffering from severe coronary artery disease and situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia. The surgeon, standing on the right side of the patients, performed coronary artery bypass grafting by harvesting the right internal mammary artery in lieu of the left one.
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Metadata
Title
Total myocardial revascularization for situs inversus totalis with dextrocardia: a case report
Authors
Abbasali Karimi
Abbas SalehiOmran
Hossein Ahmadi
Parin Yazdanifard
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-18

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