An unusual primary left ventricular hydatid cyst complicated by cardiac tamponade and mitral regurgitation--a case report.
Cardiac involvement in hydatidosis is rare but because of potentially lethal complications, its recognition is of great importance. The authors present a 55-year-old woman admitted to the clinic with cardiac tamponade and moderate mitral regurgitation caused by a hydatid cyst located at the inferoposterior wall of the left ventricle.
Maden
Orhan
O
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. orhan-birsen@ttnet.net.tr
Atak
Ramazan
R
Yetgin
Ertan
E
Senen
Kubilay
K
Aras
Dursun
D
Kütük
Emine
E
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*