2020
DOI: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0368
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Abstract: The cardiac involvement of hydatid cyst, which is rarely seen, with the location of asymptomatic huge cyst in the interventricular septum (IVS) is an extraordinary condition. We report an isolated cardiac hydatid cyst located in the IVS in an 18-year-old man diagnosed incidentally by transthoracic echocardiography. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a mass lesion of 47×74 mm in diameter located at the base of IVS. The cystic content and its germinative membrane were resected and the cavity was applic… Show more

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“…Clinical diagnosis of cardiac HD is often difficult as patients may present with no cardiac symptoms, a normal ECG and a normal chest radiograph, 7 as is the case with this patient. Serological markers can assist with making a diagnosis with a reported sensitivity for hydatid disease in the range of 20% – 60%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%
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“…Clinical diagnosis of cardiac HD is often difficult as patients may present with no cardiac symptoms, a normal ECG and a normal chest radiograph, 7 as is the case with this patient. Serological markers can assist with making a diagnosis with a reported sensitivity for hydatid disease in the range of 20% – 60%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“… 6 The parasitic ova hatch in the intestines with subsequent invasion of the mucosa, entering the portal and later the systemic circulation, with the potential to infiltrate any soft tissue within the human body. 7 Echinococcus species gain access to the heart via the coronary circulation and lymphatic networks. 8 The left ventricle is involved in 60% of cardiac hydatid cases; right ventricle, 10%; IVS, 9%; pericardium, 7%, and left atrial appendage, 6%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%