Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions
2016, Vol 3, Num 1 Page(s): 034-036
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Surgical removal of a cardiac hydatid cyst in the interventricular septum causing complete atrioventricular block
Gürkan Uzunonat1, Levent Altınay1, Salih Murat Bakar2
1Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiology, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
Keywords: Atrioventricular block; cardiac hydatid cyst; echinococcosis, hydatidosis
Hydatid cysts are caused by the larva of Echinococcus which is usually seen in the lungs and liver. It is uncommon in the heart and rarely seen in the interventricular septum. Cardiac hydatid cysts are often asymptomatic; however, they sometimes may cause impaired cardiac conduction system and syncope. Herein, we report a 20-year-old female case with a cardiac hydatid cyst nested in the interventricular septum causing complete atrioventricular block.
Gürkan Uzunonat1, Levent Altınay1, Salih Murat Bakar2
1Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiology, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
Keywords: Atrioventricular block; cardiac hydatid cyst; echinococcosis, hydatidosis
Hydatid cysts are caused by the larva of Echinococcus which is usually seen in the lungs and liver. It is uncommon in the heart and rarely seen in the interventricular septum. Cardiac hydatid cysts are often asymptomatic; however, they sometimes may cause impaired cardiac conduction system and syncope. Herein, we report a 20-year-old female case with a cardiac hydatid cyst nested in the interventricular septum causing complete atrioventricular block.
DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.351
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