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We believe in the power of connection, knowledge, and compassion to create lasting impact.

🎗️SITUS Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through health education, donations, support groups, awareness, research innovation, and outreach programs for situs inversus and rare conditions. 🧸Together lets make a difference The SITUS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving individuals, families, and community well-being through health education, awareness initiatives, support groups, research innovation, and outreach services for situs inversus and related rare conditions. Our programs are designed to empower individuals, support families, and foster healthier communities. Through educational events, wellness walks, peer-led support groups, and opportunities to give back, we’re walking toward a brighter, healthier future—together.

🌐 Learn more or get involved: www.situsfoundation.org

💙 Donate, volunteer, or join a support group today.

10/15/2026

🫀 THE EVIDENCE BEHIND OUR EDUCATION

At SITUS Foundation, one of our goals is to increase awareness of how reversed anatomy can affect routine medical care.

Our Right-Sided ECG Lead Placement educational initiative was created to raise awareness of an important consideration for patients with dextrocardia, including dextrocardia associated with situs inversus also known as Situs Inversus Totalis.

Published medical literature supports the use of modified ECG acquisition in patients with mirror-image dextrocardia. This may include mirror-image right-sided placement of the precordial leads (V1R–V6R) as well as modification of the limb leads.

Why does awareness matter?

❤️ Standard ECG placement in a patient with dextrocardia can produce characteristic abnormalities related to the heart's position.

🫀 Appropriate right-sided ECG acquisition can provide a tracing that better reflects the patient's cardiac anatomy.

⚕️ Published case literature has demonstrated the clinical importance of recognizing dextrocardia and obtaining a right-sided ECG, including during the evaluation of suspected acute cardiac events.

📚 Our educational materials are supported by published literature, including but not limited to:

• Kligfield P, et al. Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram: Part I. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49(10):1109–1127.

• Mozayan C, Levis JT. ECG Diagnosis: Dextrocardia. Perm J. 2019;23:18-244.

• Winter JL. Recognition of Anterior STEMI in Dextrocardia and the Importance of Right-Sided Chest Leads. JACC Case Rep. 2020;2(8):1222–1226.

• Celik AI, et al. Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction in a Patient With Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus: An Unusual Coexistence. JACC Case Rep. 2020;2(8):1220–1221.

Education creates awareness. Awareness can improve preparedness.

Our Right-Sided ECG resource is intended to help patients, families, and healthcare professionals recognize that anatomical differences may require individualized clinical consideration.

⚠️ Important: SITUS Foundation educational materials are for informational and educational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or institutional protocols. Always speak with a qualified healthcare professional regarding appropriate ECG acquisition and medical care for an individual patient. Please read the full disclosure listed at https://situsfoundation.org/educational-materials/

💙 Support • Education • Innovation • Hope

09/29/2026

🩺💙 Share your expertise. Help shape a brighter tomorrow.

The SITUS Foundation is seeking passionate healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and others with relevant expertise to join our Medical & Scientific Advisory Board (MSAB).

Help us strengthen education, advance research initiatives, improve awareness, and support better outcomes for individuals and families affected by Situs Inversus and related laterality conditions.

Whether you’re an experienced clinician or just beginning your healthcare journey, your perspective can make a meaningful difference. ❤️

🌐 Interested in joining us? Visit situsfoundation.org to inquire.

09/24/2026

💙 Your voice can help shape our future!

The SITUS Foundation is welcoming new members to our Patient & Family Advisory Board. Share your perspective, contribute ideas, connect with our community, and help us create meaningful resources and initiatives for those impacted by Situs Inversus. ❤️

Interested in getting involved? Visit situsfoundation.org to inquire!

09/23/2026

💙 Every story matters. Every journey can make a difference.

We’re looking to feature individuals and families impacted by Situs Inversus and related conditions. By sharing your story, you can raise awareness, inspire others, and help strengthen our community. ❤️

Interested in being featured? Visit situsfoundation.org to connect with us.

09/22/2026

📘 NEW RESOURCE: New Diagnosis Guide!

We’re excited to introduce the SITUS Foundation’s New Diagnosis Guide, created to help individuals and families navigate a new situs inversus diagnosis with helpful information, guidance, and resources. 💙

Visit situsfoundation.org to explore the guide as an interactive flipbook, brochure, or downloadable PDF.

Knowledge brings confidence—and you don’t have to navigate a new diagnosis alone. 💙

09/21/2026

💛🩵 Today we celebrate International Situs Inversus Awareness Day! 🌎

Together, we raise awareness, amplify voices, advance research, and celebrate the incredible individuals and families in our situs inversus community.

Different anatomy. Same amazing people. 💛🩵

📸 Join the celebration! Share a photo, tell your story, or show us how you’re raising awareness today. Tag SITUS Foundation and use so we can celebrate with you! 💛🩵

09/20/2026

💛🩵 Tomorrow is International Situs Inversus Awareness Day!

On September 21st, join us in raising awareness, sharing knowledge, and showing support for individuals and families living with situs inversus and related laterality conditions.

Small actions can make a big impact. Together, we can make a difference. 🌎💛🩵

09/16/2026

💙 A Meaningful Milestone for the Situs Inversus Community

Last night, SITUS Foundation had the honor of joining Mayor Thomas Andes at Denville Town Hall as he presented a proclamation recognizing September 21st as International Situs Inversus Awareness Day.

This proclamation represents far more than the recognition of a single day—it represents progress for individuals and families living with situs inversus and related laterality conditions.

International Situs Inversus Awareness Day is an opportunity to bring greater visibility to a condition that remains unfamiliar to many, including within healthcare. Through increased awareness, advocacy, education, and research, we hope to build a future where situs inversus is better understood, patients feel empowered to advocate for their care, healthcare professionals are more informed, and researchers have greater opportunities to advance our understanding of laterality conditions.

Every conversation creates awareness. Every voice strengthens advocacy. Every new question can inspire research.

We are incredibly grateful to Mayor Andes and the Township of Denville for recognizing the importance of this day and standing alongside our community.

As we approach September 21st, we look forward to joining patients, families, healthcare professionals, researchers, and supporters around the world in raising awareness and creating meaningful change.

💙 International Situs Inversus Awareness Day — September 21

Together, we are building a more informed and hopeful future for the situs inversus community.

09/08/2026

📚🍎 Back to School with The Mirror Within You! ❤️💙

As students head back to the classroom, it’s the perfect time to fill their bookshelves with stories that celebrate what makes each of us unique.

The Mirror Within You, presented by the SITUS Foundation, is a children’s book created to help children understand that sometimes our bodies may look a little different on the inside—and that those differences are something to learn about, embrace, and celebrate. 🫀✨

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, school nurse, healthcare provider, or someone looking to add more meaningful stories to a classroom or home library, The Mirror Within You is a wonderful way to start conversations about situs inversus, inclusion, self-acceptance, and embracing what makes us unique.

🎒 This back-to-school season, give children a story that reminds them:

Different doesn’t mean less. Sometimes, things are simply a mirror image. 🪞❤️

📖 Support the SITUS Foundation by purchasing your copy of The Mirror Within You and help us continue our mission of education, awareness, advocacy, and support for individuals and families affected by situs inversus and related conditions.

🌐 Visit situsfoundation.org to learn more.

09/01/2026

A Night We’ll Never Forget 📸⚾️

Thank you to and the for inviting SITUS Foundation to Strike Out the Stigma in support of mental health awareness.

Our board, friends, and family came together to support this important cause — and we had the incredible opportunity to meet Randy Foye, an accomplished athlete who also lives with situs inversus.

For our foundation, this moment was about so much more than baseball.

As a parent, I remember wondering whether my child would ever meet another person with his condition. Situs inversus is incredibly rare, and the chance to meet someone who shares this diagnosis felt almost unimaginable.

Then we met Randy.

To see someone who has lived with situs inversus, pursued an extraordinary career, and is now using his voice to inspire others was incredibly powerful. Randy, thank you for showing our community what is possible and for helping us remind families that a rare diagnosis does not have to limit their dreams.

Meeting you was a moment we—and especially our family—will carry with us for a very long time. ❤️

We are deeply grateful for your invitation, your openness, and your willingness to collaborate with SITUS Foundation to support and inspire the situs inversus community.

Here’s to striking out stigma, creating connections, and building a future where no one feels alone in their diagnosis.

Thank you, Randy. We can’t wait to see where this collaboration takes us next! ❤️⚾️

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