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Background: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease prevalent in pastoral areas, mainly involving the liver and lungs, and rarely affecting the brain and heart. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of 14 patients with cardiac encapsulated cysts, with the aim of providing insights into the clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, therapeutic strategies, and outcomes associated with cardiac encapsulated cysts.
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre, New Delhi, Delhi, India
A young man presented with complaints of angina on exertion and dyspnoea on exertion for the last 3 months. On evaluation, he was found to have a cystic mass in the left ventricle with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. A cardiac MRI revealed a multiloculated mass in the left ventricle with multiple septa with internal enhancement and CT coronary angiography revealed compression of a coronary artery by the cystic mass.
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The surgical procedure detailed in this case report focuses on the treatment of a large cardiac hydatid cyst located in the intraventricular septum. The surgical intervention comprised a comprehensive approach involving a median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass. A localized mass below the tricuspid valve at the basal region of the interventricular septum was revealed.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Combined echinococcosis of the lungs, heart and liver: clinic, diagnosis and treatment. Case report].
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Medsi group Joint Stock Company.
Echinococcosis or hidatid disease is a parasitic illness which is caused by the most common pathogens , and . When the agent gets into the organism, it penetrates the organ and forms a cyst. Cysts are located more often (75%) in the liver where they exist without any clinical manifestation.
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