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. 2012:2012:603087.
doi: 10.1155/2012/603087. Epub 2012 Jul 5.

Isolated invasive endomyocardial cystic echinococcosis presenting with heart failure

Suleyman Ercan  1 , Vuslat Bosnak, Murat Yuce, Vedat Davutoglu, Fethi Yavuz
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Isolated invasive endomyocardial cystic echinococcosis presenting with heart failure

Suleyman Ercan et al. Case Rep Med. 2012.

Abstract

Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is a rarely encountered parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulasus larvae. Cystic echinococcosis hydatid composes 0.5-2% of all human cystic echinococcosis cases. Isolated cardiac involvement is very rare. Cardiac cystic echinococcosis hydatid generally accompanies another organ involvement, however, it might be isolated as in the present case and although rare and it can cause heart failure. We present a case of isolated apical cardiac cystic echinococcosis hydatid which leads to heart failure.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Apical four chamber view, revealing multiple hydatid cysts. Multiple small cysts surrounding and obliterating the apical region (small arrows). Relatively bigger cyst invasing the apicoseptal region (big arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography revealing multiple cystic echinococcosis. Multiple cysts surrounding apical region (arrows).
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