Myocardial ischemia caused by an hydatid cyst of the interventricular septum successfully treated with albendazole

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 431-434

  Oliviero, U ^a   Scordino, F ^a   Scherillo, G ^a   Tosone, G ^a   Orlando, R ^a   Fazio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albendazole therapy; Cardiac echinococcosis; Hydatid cyst

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPERFUSION INJURY; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CASE REPORT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 0033826464     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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