Affiliation:
1. Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery
2. Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery; Astrakhan State Medical University
Abstract
The article discusses a rare case of successful replacement of the aortic valve, ascending aorta and arch in a patient with dextrocardia in the context of situs inversus totalis. Situs inversus is a rare variant of normal anatomy in which the major visceral organs are mirrored from their normal positions.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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