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Hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum causing complete heart block and postoperative ventricular septal defect

Cardiac involvement is seen in 0.5-2% of patients with hydatid disease, and involvement of the interventricular septum (IVS) is even rarer. We report surgical treatment of a large cardiac hydatid cyst in the IVS. A 55-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and bradycardia. Transthoracic echocardiogra...

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Autores principales: Sabzi, Feridoun, Faraji, Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4118517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25097364
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.136080