Paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia due to interventricular hydatid cyst.
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.
Sağkan
Olcay
O
Departmet of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey. olsag@superonline.com
Köşşüş
Adnan
A
Demirağ
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Dursun
Yhsan
Y
Bahadir
Hakan
H
Yazící
Mustafa
M
Keçeligil
H Tahsin
HT
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*