Left Ventricular Cardiac Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Angina Pectoris
Echinococcus is a parasitic infection in humans that is endemic in livestock-raising regions.Cardiac echinococcosis accounts for 0.5%-2% of all hydatid disease cases. 1 Since no effective medical treatment for cardiac cysts is currently available, surgical removal remains the standard treatment.
Authors
- Adem Reyhancan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2576-3835)
- Furkan Karahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0384-8181)
- Cemil Turan
- Murat Gök
Institutions
- Trakya University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Balkan Medical Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2025.2025-7-265
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00