Cardiac hydatid cyst in a patient with triple vessel disease: A double trouble scenario

Hydatid cyst is an infection caused by the larval form of Echinococcus tapeworm. A cardiac presentation of the cyst is a rare scenario. This is a case of an elderly female who presented with dyspnoea, angina and heaviness of chest, and was found to have ischemic heart disease on electrocardiography....

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Main Authors: Harilal Nambiar, Robin Manappallil, Rajesh Muraleedharan, Pramod Valayanad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X17301585