Left ventricular hydatid cyst presenting with acute ischemic stroke: Case report

ACARTURK, E; OZEREN, A; KOC, M; YALINIZ, HAFİZE; Bicakci, ŞEBNEM; DEMIR, MESUT

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2004.04.031

Left ventricular hydatid cyst presenting with acute ischemic stroke: Case report

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ACARTURK E., OZEREN A., KOC M., YALINIZ H., Bicakci S., DEMIR M.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, vol.17, no.9, pp.1009-1010, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 17 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2004
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.04.031
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1009-1010
Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cardiac hydatid cysts are rarely seen. The presentation of an acute stroke secondary to embolization from a cardiac hydatid cyst is also rare. We report a young boy with left ventricular hydatid cyst who presented with acute ischemic stroke.