Author/Authors :
Behzadnia، Neda نويسنده , , Hossein- Ahmadi، Zargam نويسنده Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease(NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scie , , Sharif-Kashani، Babak نويسنده , , Sheybani-Afshar، Faezeh نويسنده Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease(NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scie , , Naghash-Zadeh، Farah نويسنده Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease(NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scie , , Ansari-Aval، Zahra نويسنده Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , , Mirhosseini، Seyed Mohsen نويسنده Chronic Respiratory Disease Research Center, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TEHRAN-IRAN. ,
Abstract :
Hydatid cyst of the heart is an uncommon presentation of hydatidosis. We
present a case of pericardial hydatid cyst in pericardial oblique sinus with
extension to posterior wall of left atrium (LA), occluding all pulmonary vein
ostia in a 35 year-old female with progressive dyspnea and severe orthopnea.
