Pipitone S, Calcaterra G, Grillo R, Thiene G, Sperandeo V
Int J Cardiol. 1985 Nov;9(3):374-8. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(85)90035-x.
Determination of the arrangement of the atrial chambers ("atrial situs") is the first step in sequential chamber analysis of complex congenital heart disease. Although bronchial pattern, as detected by chest X-ray, is an excellent guide for prediction of atrial arrangement, exceptions to this rule based on post-mortem examination have been described. We report a case in which discordance between the atrial arrangement (mirror-image) and bronchial morphology (usual) was diagnosed during life.
