Cardiac hydatid disease: An unusual pathology in an st-elevation myocardial infarction patient

Cardiac hydatid disease: An unusual pathology in an st-elevation myocardial infarction patient

Hydatid disease, is an infection caused by the larval stage (metacestode) of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. In humans it may result in a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe, even fatal disease. Echinococcal cysts are found in the liver in appr...

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Main Authors: Venkata R. S. Subrahmanya Sarma Palaparthi, D Srinivas, P Raghuram, K Gopalakrishna, G Somasekhar, K Purnachandrarao, M Boochibabu, Y Sasidhar, M Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian College of Cardiology
Subjects:
late gadolinium enhancement
left anterior descending artery
left circumflex
regional wall motion abnormality
right coronary artery
Online Access:http://www.joicc.org/article.asp?issn=1561-8811;year=2021;volume=11;issue=3;spage=151;epage=154;aulast=S.

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