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Right Intraventricular Hydatid Cyst of the Heart

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
¹ Cardiopulmonary Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

For reprint information contact: Ahmed Azzu, FRCS Tel: 44 2920 742 944 Fax: 44 2920 745 439 email: ahmed.azzu{at}uhw-tr.wales.nhs.uk Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK.

A 32-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and palpitations. Echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a 4 x 5 cm cyst in the apex of the right ventricle. The cyst was excised on cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient made an uneventful recovery. At the one-year follow-up, she was symptom-free and without recurrence. Different clinical aspects of cardiac hydatid cyst and its surgical management are reviewed.