A pericardial hydatid cyst masquerading as acute inferolateral myocardial infarction: A case report

Angiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 637-640

  Ileri, Mehmet ^a,b,c   Hisar, Ismet ^a,b   Atak, Ramazan ^a,b   Senen, Kubilay ^a,b   Aras, Dursun ^a,b   Buyukasik, Naciye ^a,b  

^a Department of Cardiology ^*

^b TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Samur Sokak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MALE; PERICARDIUM CYST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 25644437016     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970505600518     Document Type: Article

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