Ten-year survival with Heart Mate-II in situs viscerum inversus.
Abstract
End-stage heart failure (ESHF) represents the leading cause of death for
adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and heart transplant (HT) remains
the first-line treatment. Although many patients are ineligible for
transplantation due to advanced comorbidities, left ventricle assist
devices (LVAD) is considered a valid option. Herein we present a case of
dextrocardia in situs viscerum inversus totalis (SVIT) who was implanted
with LVAD HeartMate II ten years ago. To the best of our knowledge, this
was the first case of dextrocardia treated with a totally intrathoracic
device and he is to date the longest survivor with a HeartMate II in
SVIT.