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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/603087 |
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