TY - JOUR TT - Epicardial hydatid disease: a rare cause of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction AU - Yaylalı, Yalın Tolga AU - Susam, İbrahim AU - Uyar, Samet AU - Önem, Gökhan PY - 2011 DA - April JF - Pamukkale Medical Journal JO - Pam Tıp Derg PB - Pamukkale University WT - DergiPark SN - 1308-0865 SP - 35 EP - 37 IS - 1 KW - Hidatik kist hastalığı KW - kardiyak kistler KW - ekokardiyografi N2 - Cardiac involvement in patients with hydatid disease is uncommon. A case of echinococcal infection with multiple cysts in the epicardium in a young man is reported. The diagnosis was suggested by echocardiography, which showed cystic masses adjacent to the left atrium and the left ventricle causing left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Subsequently, he underwent a successful surgical resection for the cysts. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/patd/issue//392701 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/422428 ER -