Some people have their hearts slightly shifted to the right (rather than to the left) and have an anatomy that is completely similar to the traditional one.
This strange condition - which affects only 1% of the general population - is called dextrocardia .
Dystrocardia is generally without consequences, therefore those who are carriers are well and do not suffer from any disturbance.
In some cases, however, the condition of "heart to the right" can determine various breathing difficulties, persistent tiredness and a greater predisposition to respiratory infections and intestinal obstruction; moreover, it can be distinguished by the absence of the spleen and by a series of cardiac anomalies - due to the accuracy of the interatrial or interventricular holes - which cause arrhythmias.
Faced with a clinical picture of this kind, what treatments can a destochardic individual take?
For arrhythmia, therapy could consist of installing a pacemaker or performing surgery to repair heart defects.
For infections - which are often recurrent - the most appropriate treatment is, of course, an antibiotic type. Antibiotics, in some cases, could also be taken for life.
Finally, in the presence of intestinal obstructions - which are real medical emergencies - it is necessary to immediately operate the area of the intestine concerned, as the patient is in serious danger.
