Cardiac hydatid cyst: an unusual cause of chest pain.
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection caused by larvae of Echinococcus granulosus. Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is uncommon, constituting only 0.5 - 2% of all cases of hydatidosis. Most patients with cardiac echinococcosis are asymptomatic, and the disease is often latent because a hydatid cyst in the heart grows very slowly. Only approximately 10 % of patients, especially those with large hydatid cysts, have clinical manifestations. Precordial pain is the one of the common symptoms and is most often vague and does not resemble angina pectoris.
Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Esref
E
Tuncer
Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Ugur
U
Turk
Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Emin
E
Alioglu
Cardiac Involvement; Chest Pain