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Hydatid Cyst of the Heart
Haitham Noaman1,2, Salman Rawaf3, Azeem Majeed2
11 Department of Medicine, Al-Anbar University, Ramadi, Iraq.
Angiology
|February 2, 2017
Summary
Cardiac hydatid cysts, though rare, cause significant disability. Surgical removal and long-term medication proved successful in managing these heart infestations and their complications.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Parasitology
- Public Health
Background:
- Cystic hydatid disease causes substantial global disability.
- Cardiac involvement is a rare but serious complication of hydatid disease.
Purpose of the Study:
- To retrospectively analyze patients with cardiac hydatid cysts.
- To evaluate the management and outcomes of cardiac hydatid cyst cases.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective review of 19 patients with cardiac hydatid cysts.
- Data collected from July 2007 to July 2011 at a cardiac surgery center.
- Surgical cyst removal followed by medical treatment (mebendazole or albendazole).
Main Results:
- Common presentations included left-sided heart failure, mitral valve dysfunction, pericardial cysts, right-sided heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- Surgical removal of cardiac hydatid cysts was successful in all patients.
- Patients received 5-year medical treatment post-surgery.
Conclusions:
- Cardiac hydatid cysts can manifest with diverse cardiac symptoms.
- Successful management is achievable through surgery and long-term antiparasitic medication.
- Consider cardiac hydatid cyst in patients with cardiac symptoms from endemic regions.
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