Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst mimicking myocardial ischaemia in a female patient

Hydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic infection endemic in livestock-raising countries. Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst is a very rare disease, and chest pain, palpitations, cough, and dyspnoea are the most common presenting symptoms. Here a case of isolated cardiac hydatid cyst in a female patient...

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Published inCardiology in the young Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 1160 - 1161
Main Authors Epçaçan, Serdar, Ramoğlu, Mehmet G., Özdemir, Fatih
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2018
Subjects
Acute coronary syndromes
Aneurysms
Asymptomatic
Brief Report
Calcification
Chest
Cough
Cysts
Dyspnea
Electrocardiography
Enzymes
Heart
Hospitals
Hydatid disease
Infections
Ischemia
Livestock
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mimicry
Pain
Parasitic diseases
Patients
Respiration
Signs and symptoms
Surgical outcomes
Zoonoses
Iran
Turkey
hydatid cyst
myocardial ischaemia
Chest pain
electrocardiography
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Summary:Hydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic infection endemic in livestock-raising countries. Isolated cardiac hydatid cyst is a very rare disease, and chest pain, palpitations, cough, and dyspnoea are the most common presenting symptoms. Here a case of isolated cardiac hydatid cyst in a female patient with chest pain and electrocardiographic changes mimicking myocardial ischaemia is presented.
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ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951118000653