Hydatid cyst of the right ventricle in early pregnancy.
Although hydatic cyst disease rarely involves myocardium and endocardium, cardiac echinococcosis, a potentially life-threatening condition, should be managed promptly. We report a case of right ventricle hydatid cyst detected after syncopal attack in a pregnant woman by using echocardiography.
Soleimani
Abbas
A
Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. soleimania@yahoo.com
Sahebjam
Mohammad
M
Marzban
Mehrab
M
Shirani
Shapour
S
Abbasi
Ali
A