title: An unusual primary left ventricular hydatid cyst complicated by cardiac tamponade and mitral regurgitation--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. orhan-birsen@ttnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maden
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atak
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yetgin
authors.forename: Kubilay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Senen
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kütük
mesh_terms: 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*