Echinococcosis of the heart: Clinical and echocardiographic features in 19 patients

We describe clinical and echocardiographic features in 19 patients with cardiac echinococcosis. Wide variability in the location and number of cysts inside cardiac cavities, septum, and pericardium is observed. The central role of two-dimensional echocardiography in making the diagnosis is stressed....

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Published in:The American heart journal 1996-11, Vol.132 (5), p.1028-1030
Main Authors: Bashour, Tali T., Alali, Abdel R.K., Mason, Dean T., Saalouke, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases caused by cestodes
Echinococcoses
Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parasitic diseases
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Summary:We describe clinical and echocardiographic features in 19 patients with cardiac echinococcosis. Wide variability in the location and number of cysts inside cardiac cavities, septum, and pericardium is observed. The central role of two-dimensional echocardiography in making the diagnosis is stressed. This report has a significant clinical value in view of the large number of cases of a relatively rare condition.
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90017-4