Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with total situs inversus

Authors

  • Gustavo Roberto Mora Marcial Policlínico “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja”, Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Olga Lidia Ferrer Calero Policlínico “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja”, Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Elsa María Suárez Álvarez Policlínico “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja”, Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

situs inversus, acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

The situs inversus is a strange congenital malformation that can affect several organs and has a hereditary character. It consists on an erroneous alignment of the organs inside the body: they are placed of the opposed side (image in mirror). Ii is presented a male patient of 64 years who has it, inveterate smoker, after intense physical effort began with oppressive chest pain with feeling of death and sphincter relaxation.

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Mora Marcial GR, Ferrer Calero OL, Suárez Álvarez EM. Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with total situs inversus. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2025 Jun. 28];8(1):73-6. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/56

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): January-March

Section

Case Reports

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