title: Right intraventricular hydatid cyst of the heart.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and palpitations. Echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a 4 x 5 cm cyst in the apex of the right ventricle. The cyst was excised on cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient made an uneventful recovery. At the one-year follow-up, she was symptom-free and without recurrence. Different clinical aspects of cardiac hydatid cyst and its surgical management are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Rasheed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Khalid M A
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Migliore
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azzu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography