Cardiac ecchinococcosis is a rare disease. Its incidence varies from 0.02-2%.
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November 2012
Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. In 20% of cases, they arise from the right atrium. Only a few such tumors are reported to have arisen from the inferior vena cava.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCircumflex coronary arteriovenous fistula associated with aneurysmal dilatation and draining into coronary sinus (CS) is rare. A 57-year-old female presented with progressive dyspnea and was found to have a tortuous multiloculated aneurysm of the circumflex coronary artery terminating into the CS associated with a persistent left superior vena cava. The operative repair and management of coronary arteriovenous fistula are the subject of this case report and review.
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