title: An unexpected case of a hydatid cyst on the mitral valve mimicking infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan jamal.kabeer@aku.edu.
authors.forename: Jamal Kabeer
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sheema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saulat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fatimi
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Hydatid cyst; Mitral regurgitation