title: Left ventricular hydatid cyst: an unusual location of Echinococcus granulosus with multiple organ involvement.
abstract: Cardiac Echinococcus is rare but usually associated with fatal complications. An unusual case of cardiac hydatid cyst with multiple organ involvement is presented in which transesophageal echocardiography provided additional information and confirmed transthoracic echocardiographic findings.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Medical Faculty, Cardiovascular Disease Research Center, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atilgan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Korkut
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged