An unusual primary left ventricular hydatid cyst complicated by cardiac tamponade and mitral regurgitation--a case report

Abstract

Cardiac involvement in hydatidosis is rare but because of potentially lethal complications, its recognition is of great importance. The authors present a 55-year-old woman admitted to the clinic with cardiac tamponade and moderate mitral regurgitation caused by a hydatid cyst located at the inferoposterior wall of the left ventricle.