Intracoronary Hydatid Cyst Resulted in Coronary Artery Disease in a Young Patient

Abstract Among all cystic echinococcosis cases, only 0.5%-2% exhibit a cardiac involvement. Only 10% of these become symptomatic. Considering the long time interval between the start of infestation and symptoms to occur, it is hard to diagnose cystic echinococcosis. When detected, even if it is asym...

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Main Authors: Unsal Vural, Ahmet Arif Aglar, İlyas Kayacioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382019000100107&lng=en&tlng=en