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Hydatid Cyst of the Right Ventricle in Early Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Soleimani Abbas,
Sahebjam Mohammad,
Marzban Mehrab,
Shirani Shapour,
Abbasi Ali
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00668.x
Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , endocardium , ventricle , medicine , echinococcosis , cyst , pregnancy , disease , cardiology , radiology , surgery , biology , genetics
Although hydatic cyst disease rarely involves myocardium and endocardium, cardiac echinococcosis, a potentially life‐threatening condition, should be managed promptly. We report a case of right ventricle hydatid cyst detected after syncopal attack in a pregnant woman by using echocardiography .