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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 3:25-27(2004)
© 2004 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Case report - Thoracic general

Acquired post-pneumonectomy dextrocardia

Amr E. Abbasa,*, Patrick Liub and Richard W. Leea

a Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
b Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-480-301-7078; fax: +1-480-301-8018
abbas.amr{at}mayo.edu

We present a case of severe acquired dextrocardia following right lung resection. On MRI, there was a 180° rotation of the heart along its vertical axis with anterior positioning of the left cardiac chambers and rightward direction of the apex.

Key Words: Dextrocardia; Pneumonectomy; Cardiac MRI

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