Krishna Prasad1, Rupesh Kumar2, Vikram Halder2, Muni Raju3, Sunder Lal Negi4, Sanjeev Naganur5. 1. Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. 2. Department of CVTS, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. 3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. 4. Department of Cardiac Anesthesia, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. 5. Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. drsanju_chd@yahoo.co.in.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac hydatid over the interventricular septum is extremely rare. Echinococcus infests humans as an accidental host. Echocardiography usually clinches the diagnosis of cardiac hydatid. However, multimodality imaging including cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET) helps in supporting the diagnosis and surgical planning. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 29-year-old male who presented with dyspnea and was found to have cardiac hydatid on the interventricular septum on echocardiography. CT and CMR clinched the diagnosis. CT pulmonary angiography showed extensive pulmonary thromboembolization and cavitary consolidation in lungs. PET showed no active uptake in cardiac hydatid. Post-surgical enucleation of the cyst his hypotension worsened and succumbed. CONCLUSION: Cardiac hydatid has poor prognosis. Multimodality imaging helps in confirming the diagnosis and surgical planning.
BACKGROUND: Cardiac hydatid over the interventricular septum is extremely rare. Echinococcus infests humans as an accidental host. Echocardiography usually clinches the diagnosis of cardiac hydatid. However, multimodality imaging including cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, computed tomography (CT), and positron emission tomography (PET) helps in supporting the diagnosis and surgical planning. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a 29-year-old male who presented with dyspnea and was found to have cardiac hydatid on the interventricular septum on echocardiography. CT and CMR clinched the diagnosis. CT pulmonary angiography showed extensive pulmonary thromboembolization and cavitary consolidation in lungs. PET showed no active uptake in cardiac hydatid. Post-surgical enucleation of the cyst his hypotension worsened and succumbed. CONCLUSION: Cardiac hydatid has poor prognosis. Multimodality imaging helps in confirming the diagnosis and surgical planning.
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Keywords:
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Hydatid cyst
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