Dextrocardia with Atrial Septal Defect: Interesting Echocardiography Images

Abstract

Approximately 3 to 5% of patients with congenital cardiac disease have dextrocardia with situs inversus. During the transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of these patients, modifications of multiplane angles and manipulations of the probe are required to obtain desired echocardiographic views compared to patients with normal hearts. The case described here had mirror-image dextrocardia with atrial septal defect. We describe interesting echocardiographic images which were acquired using different angles and probe manipulations.