Cardiac Echinococcus Complicated by Ventricular Tachycardia |
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| Authors: | Marcello Marcì ,M.D., Abele Ajello,M.D., Francesca Finazzo,M.D., Francesco Violante,M.D., Andrea Pizzuto,M.D., Antonino Battaglia,M.D., Andrea Quarti,M.D., Ottavio Alfieri,M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliera Villa Sofia & CTO, Palermo, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease that usually involves lungs and liver. Occasionally, it localizes in the heart (less than 2% of cases). We present a case of an adult patient with cardiac echinococcosis complicated by ventricular tachycardia. The diagnosis, based on transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computerized tomography (CT), was confirmed by surgery. |
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| Keywords: | cardiac echinococcosis two-dimensional echocardiography ventricular tachycardia |
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