Key result
Surgical excision plus albendazole resolves left ventricular hydatid cyst without recurrence at ~16 months.
Why the study?
Cardiac involvement in cystic echinococcosis is rare but presents significant clinical challenges and diagnostic uncertainty in endemic regions.
Case Report (n=1)
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Highlights the importance of considering cardiac hydatidosis in endemic regions for patients presenting with angina-like symptoms and a cystic cardiac mass.
May support surgical excision plus albendazole for symptomatic LV hydatid cysts in endemic areas; leaves open prospective validation of this approach.
, is a zoonotic disease with cardiac involvement reported in less than 2 % of cases but associated with significant clinical challenges. We describe a 44-year-old woman from Peru who presented with exertional chest pain and T-wave inversions on electrocardiography. Imaging revealed a large multiloculated cystic mass with peripheral calcifications in the left ventricular wall, and Western Blot serology confirmed CE. The patient underwent surgical excision under cardiopulmonary bypass, followed by albendazole therapy. Histopathology confirmed a non-viable hydatid cyst. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and she remained asymptomatic at 16-month follow-up. This case underscores the importance of considering cardiac hydatidosis in endemic regions when evaluating patients with angina-like symptoms in the presence of a cystic cardiac mass on imaging. Public awareness, improved medical education, and ongoing research are crucial to better managing this condition.
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Chapoñan-Lavalle et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Cardiac hydatidosis (n=1). Surgical excision and albendazole was evaluated on Clinical outcome at 16 months follow-up. Surgical excision of a left ventricular hydatid cyst followed by albendazole therapy resulted in successful recovery with the patient remaining free of ischemia at 16 months.
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