title: Sustained ventricular tachycardia as the first manifestation of hydatid cyst located in the interventricular septum.
abstract: Echinococcus granulosus infection may manifest with cardiac involvement causing various symptoms. Here, we discuss a case of a young patient who presented with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) causing hemodynamic compromise. Diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst was established with echocardiography, computed tomography imaging, and serological examination. After surgical removal of the cyst VT did not recur.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İrfan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Şahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Özkaynak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bariş
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ayça
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sığirci
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bagcılar Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertuğrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okuyan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Echinococcus granulosus; echocardiography; ventricular tachycardia