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Cardiac hydatid cyst: A case report
Özlem Zeynep Gürbüz1, Fatma Alibaz Öner1, Işıl Uzunhasan2, Mecdi Ergüney21SBI. Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul2IU Haseki Cardiology Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul
Hydatid cyst is a zoonosis caused by echinococcos granulosis. Incidence of the disease varies between 5 to 20 in 100 000 in most countries. Cardiac hydatid cysts are rare and comprise 0,5 to 2 % of all hydatid cyst cases. The most frequent location is the free wall of left ventricle and interventriculer septum. A hydatid cyst localized at the apex of left ventricle is an extremely rare occasion. Most of the patients with cardiac hydati-dosis are asymptomatic. We present a case of cardiac hydatid cyst localized at the left ventriculer apex who presented
with atrial fibrillation (AF) and symptoms of heart failure(HF). Hydatid cyst must be considered absolutely in the differantial diagnosis of cardiac cysts.
Keywords: Cardiac hydatid cyst, atrial fibrillation, heart failure
Kardiyak hidatik kist
Özlem Zeynep Gürbüz1, Fatma Alibaz Öner1, Işıl Uzunhasan2, Mecdi Ergüney21SB. İstanbul Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 2. Dahiliye Kliniği, İstanbul2İ.Ü. Haseki Kardiyoloji Enstitüsü Kardiyoloji, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Kardiyak hidatik kist, atriyal fibrilasyon, kalp yetmezliği
Manuscript Language: English