title: Isolated pericardial and intracardiac hydatidosis: presentation as congestive cardiac failure and fatal pulmonary embolism.
abstract: Localization of hydatid cysts in the heart is a rare phenomenon, with an incidence of 0.5-2%. In almost half these cases, the heart is the sole organ to be involved. We report a case of massive pericardial hydatidosis in a female patient who presented with features of congestive cardiac failure. Cysts in the endocardium of right side of the heart resulted in fatal pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Dr. P. K. Sen Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katewa
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaideeswar
authors.forename: Jayant V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Khandekar
authors.forename: Sayed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sajid
authors.forename: Rahul M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jawale
authors.forename: Nandkishore B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Pragati A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sathe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed