Isolated Invasive Endomyocardial Cystic Echinococcosis Presenting with Heart Failure

Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is a rarely encountered parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulasus larvae. Cystic echinococcosis hydatid composes 0.5–2% of all human cystic echinococcosis cases. Isolated cardiac involvement is very rare. Cardiac cystic echinococcosis hydatid generally acc...

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Main Authors: Suleyman Ercan, Vuslat Bosnak, Murat Yuce, Vedat Davutoglu, Fethi Yavuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/603087
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