Hydatid cyst of the heart as a rare cause of embolization: report of 5 cases and review of published reports

N Ozer; K Aytemir; G Kuru; E Atalar; Y Ozer; K Ovünç; S Aksöyek; A Gököz; G Gürsel; S Kes

doi:10.1067/mje.2001.108474

Hydatid cyst of the heart as a rare cause of embolization: report of 5 cases and review of published reports

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001 Apr;14(4):299-302. doi: 10.1067/mje.2001.108474.

Authors

N Ozer¹, K Aytemir, G Kuru, E Atalar, Y Ozer, K Ovünç, S Aksöyek, A Gököz, G Gürsel, S Kes

Affiliation

¹ Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology and Ankara SSK Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 11287893
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2001.108474

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cyst is seen infrequently, even in regions where hydatid cysts are endemic. We report 5 cases of cardiac hydatid cysts, which were diagnosed after an embolic event.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Diagnostic Imaging
Echinococcosis / complications*
Echinococcosis / diagnosis
Female
Heart Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Diseases / parasitology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism / parasitology*