title: A giant cardiac hydatid cyst presenting with chest pain and ventricular tachycardia in a pregnant woman undergoing cesarean section.
abstract: Cyst hydatid disease is an infectious disease caused by development of the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus in humans. Cardiac involvement of this disease is a rare condition, and if present, it is most commonly located in the left ventricle. Interventricular septal involvement is observed only in 4% of these cases. Herein, we report a case of cyst hydatid located at interventricular septum causing chest pain and ventricular tachycardia during cesarean section.
authors.affiliation: Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Samsun, Turkey; Ordu University, Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.yaman@windowslive.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.affiliation: Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Hakan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.affiliation: Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Ordu University, Education and Research Hospital, Radiology Department, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Samsun Education and Research Hospital, Cardiology Department, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytekin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aksakal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Hydatid cyst; Pregnancy; Ventricular tachycardia