A rare presentation of cardiac hydatid cyst: stroke and acute aortic occlusion.
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Cardiac involvement in hydatid disease is uncommon. We report a case of a surgically treated ruptured left ventricular hydatid cyst, which presented with acute stroke and was later complicated by distal aortic embolism due to perioperative dislodgement of the germinative membrane.
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- The heart surgery forum
دوره 7 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004