title: [Primary cardiac echinococcosis].
abstract: Cardiac echinococcosis is very rare, even in endemic regions. It has been reported that cardiac involvement is seen in about 0.5-3% of human echinococcosis cases. A case of cardiac isolated hydatid desease that caused sporadic syncopal episodes is illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia Umana ed Oncologia, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Siena, Italy. valeriamalagnino@yahoo.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malagnino
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Falzarano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology