A giant cardiac hydatid cyst presenting with chest pain and ventricular tachycardia in a pregnant woman undergoing cesarean section

Cyst hydatid disease is an infectious disease caused by development of the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus in humans. Cardiac involvement of this disease is a rare condition, and if present, it is most commonly located in the left ventricle. Interventricular septal involvement is observed onl...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Yaman, Ahmet Hakan Ates, Ugur Arslan, Hasan Ozturk, Aytekin Aksakal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216300487