title: Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia due to interventricular hydatid cyst.
abstract: A 35-year-old male patient with palpitations and mild lightheadedness was admitted to our clinic. Short-lasting paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia was diagnosed following 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG). A mass that included two-thirds of the interventricular septum and the left ventricular cavity was seen by two-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Specific hemagglutination tests for hydatid cyst were positive. The mass was excised, and the patient had a septoplasty operation to repair the remaining septal defect. He is currently being followed and reports no complaints. No evidence of arrhythmia was noted in 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Departmet of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey. olsag@superonline.com
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sağkan
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köşşüş
authors.forename: Mustafa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Demirağ
authors.forename: Yhsan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahadir
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazící
authors.forename: H Tahsin
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Keçeligil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*