title: Ruptured cardiac hydatid cyst masquerading as acute coronary syndrome: report of a case.
abstract: The case of a 40-year-old man hospitalized for investigation of a doubtful diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome is reported herein. Two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography showed a cardiac cyst localized in the left ventricular apex in close proximity to the left anterior descending coronary artery. Surgery performed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass revealed that the cyst had ruptured partially into the left ventricle and filled with thrombus. This case is of particular interest because of the rarity of cardiac localization of a hydatid cyst, and the conflict between the severity of the complications that occurred and the absence of correlated symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Medical School of Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Telli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Durgut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temizhan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Görmüs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000469:parasitology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography