title: Heart transplantation in a patient with liver hydatidosis.
abstract: The human can serve as an accidental intermediate host to Echinococcus granulosus, a parasite that targets dogs as its definitive hosts. We present the case of a 27-year-old man with liver hydatidosis, who underwent heart transplantation because of ischemic cardiomyopathy. The immunosuppressor treatment had no effect on the size of the cysts, which were removed surgically 14 months after heart transplantation; good results persist after 3 years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Heart Transplant Unit, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sobrino
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pulpón
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segovia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serrano-Fiz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgos
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perafán
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Téllez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents