title: Unusual clinical presentation of a giant left ventricle hydatid cyst.
abstract: A 39-year-old woman was hospitalized in our center due to chest and left shoulder pain. Having a history of tamponade and tuberculosis, she was under treatment for the previous two months. Echocardiography, chest CT and MRI documented intramyocardial and pericardial hydatid cyst which was later confirmed by further pathological studies. Later, the cyst was removed surgically.
authors.affiliation: Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alizadeh-Ghavidel
authors.affiliation: Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Department, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kyavar
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Anesthesia Department, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Totonchi
authors.affiliation: Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Yalda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mirmesdagh
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Consultant, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nooshin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Almassi
authors.affiliation: Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Department, Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical & Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shabnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madadi
keywords: Hydatid Cyst; Pericardial Cyst; Pericardial Effusion