title: Cardiac echinococcosis causing acute dissection of the left ventricular free wall.
abstract: Cardiac echinococcosis is a rare condition, and its manifestations are protean depending upon its site of infestation. We report a case of hydatid heart disease presenting like an acute cardiac ischemic episode associated with a rise in serum cardiac enzymes secondary to left ventricular free wall dissection caused by ruptured intramyocardial echinococcal cyst. The resultant complex cardiac anatomy was characterized fully by echocardiographic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Sciences, Kinh Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tamzeed
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Muayed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Zaibag
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Widaa
authors.forename: Naji
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hulaimi
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saileek
authors.forename: Ramdas G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans