title: [Hydatid cyst of the right ventricle].
abstract: A 35 years old women has had palpitations for the last six months on auscultation she has a mid systolic clic. The echocardiogram shows a typical aspect of right ventricular hydatid cyst. The right and left catheterization confirms the diagnosis. A thoracic scan is done to rule out other localisations. The patient is successfully operated. The authors emphasized the importance of an echocardiogram in a visceral or secondary localisation of echinococcosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Saint-Georges et Faculté de médecine (Université Saint-Joseph), Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kyste hydatique du ventricule droit.