Left transradial coronary angiography in a patient with dextrocardia

Although dextrocardia occurs rarely, the incidence of coronary artery disease is similar to the general population. Because of unfamiliarity with performing catheterization, transradial coronary angiography has seldom been performed in a patient with dextrocardia. We successfully performed left tran...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean circulation journal 2010, 40(11), , pp.601-603
Hauptverfasser: Jang, Gil-Su, Kim, Hyun-Sook, Lee, Won-Yong, Kim, Kun Il, Kim, Ju-Seok, Kim, Yong-Min, Kim, Sung Ai, Jo, Sang-Ho, Choi, Young-Jin, Rhim, Chong-Yun
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Zusammenfassung:Although dextrocardia occurs rarely, the incidence of coronary artery disease is similar to the general population. Because of unfamiliarity with performing catheterization, transradial coronary angiography has seldom been performed in a patient with dextrocardia. We successfully performed left transradial coronary angiography in a patient with a right side heart using counter-directional torquing of the catheters and mirror-image angiographic angles.
ISSN:1738-5520
1738-5555
DOI:10.4070/kcj.2010.40.11.601