Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2978012 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Hydatid disease is a human parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus Granulosus. The liver and the lungs are the most common locations. Cardiac involvement is rare and accounts for 0.5–2% of all hydatid disease. We report an unusual presentation of cardiac hydatid cyst revealed by ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a history of cerebral hydatid cyst.
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Authors
Zied Ibn Elhadj, Marouane Boukhris, Ikram Kammoun, Afef Ben Halima, Faouzi Addad, Salem Kachboura,