title: Asymptomatic Presentation of Large Cardiac Ball.
abstract: A 45 years female presented with short duration of dry cough and atypical chest pain. Chest X ray showed cardiomegaly with a bulge at the right heart border and curvilinear calcification in left upper abdomen. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a cystic lesion in the right ventricle free wall causing compression of right atrial and ventricular cavity. Cardiac CT confirmed this cyst as hydatid cyst. Patient underwent successful excision of right ventricular hydatid cyst.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident.
authors.forename: Pritesh A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor.
authors.forename: Pradeep P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Dept. of Cardiology, SSH-GMC Nagpur, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: Mukund
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident.
authors.forename: Anup A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pusate
mesh_terms: D058345:Asymptomatic Infections; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged