Isolated Invasive Endomyocardial Cystic Echinococcosis Presenting with Heart Failure

Huge Intracavitary Cardiac Hyadatid Cyst Presenting with Heart Failure

Although cardiac involvement is an infrequent presentation in human hydatidosis, early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention of cardiac hydatid cyst are of utmost importance for the prevention of potential complications. We report a young female patient who presented with a huge cardiac hydatid cyst and severe heart failure symptoms undergoing successful surgical cyst removal with late fol...

Cystic echinococcosis of lung and heart coupled with repeated echinococcosis of brain--a case report.

Echinococcosis is rarely encountered as a cystic brain disease. In this article we are presenting a case of a young woman repeatedly operated due to echinococcosis of lung, heart and brain. Recurrent brain ecchinococcosis developed despite preoperative and postoperative albendazol therapy after first and combined therapy with albendazol and praziquantel after the second brain surgery. The mecha...

Dystrophic myocardial calcification.

Myocardial calcification is rare and occurs in previous myocardial infarction, endomyocardial fibrosis, and infections such as tuberculosis, chronic renal failure, or hyperparathyroidism. We present an interesting case of massive myocardial calcification of the left ventricle following prior extensive myocardial infarction, presenting as progressive heart failure.

Isolated Severe Right Ventricle Endomyocardial Fibrosis in a Child: Vanishing Tropical Disease Revisited.

Isolated Chronic Inflammation in the Posterior Mitral Annulus

A 56-year-old patient presented to the outpatient clinic with dyspnea on exertion (functional class II) of several months’ duration. Physical examinations were unremarkable except for a systolic murmur in the apex. Also, electrocardiography was unremarkable. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations revealed moderate to severe mitral regurgitation and an echo-free space (...