Abstract
The case of a 9 yr-old, admitted for precordial pain, electrocardiographic signs of myocardial necrosis, deformity of the cardiac border at X Ray examinations, is reported. The diagnosis of cardiac echinoccosis was suspected, once other causes of myocardial infarction in children were excluded. Angiocardiography was the most useful diagnostic tool. The cyst was successfully removed with the aid of cardiopumonary bypass. Cardiac echinococcosis gives rise, usually, to minor electrocardiographic changes; nevertheless, patients with electrocardiographic signs of necrosis can undergo surgical treatment without increased operative risk. Follow-up at several months after successful operation did not show return to normal electrocardiogram.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 323-328 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1978 |
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ECHINOCOCCOSI CARDIACA IN PAZIENTE DI 9 ANNI, SIMULANTE NECROSI MIOCARDICA. DIAGNOSI E TRATTAMENTO CHIRURGICO. / Di Carlo, D.; Astolfi, D.; Capestro, F.; Ferrini, L.
In: Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1978, p. 323-328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - ECHINOCOCCOSI CARDIACA IN PAZIENTE DI 9 ANNI, SIMULANTE NECROSI MIOCARDICA. DIAGNOSI E TRATTAMENTO CHIRURGICO
AU - Di Carlo, D.
AU - Astolfi, D.
AU - Capestro, F.
AU - Ferrini, L.
PY - 1978
Y1 - 1978
N2 - The case of a 9 yr-old, admitted for precordial pain, electrocardiographic signs of myocardial necrosis, deformity of the cardiac border at X Ray examinations, is reported. The diagnosis of cardiac echinoccosis was suspected, once other causes of myocardial infarction in children were excluded. Angiocardiography was the most useful diagnostic tool. The cyst was successfully removed with the aid of cardiopumonary bypass. Cardiac echinococcosis gives rise, usually, to minor electrocardiographic changes; nevertheless, patients with electrocardiographic signs of necrosis can undergo surgical treatment without increased operative risk. Follow-up at several months after successful operation did not show return to normal electrocardiogram.
AB - The case of a 9 yr-old, admitted for precordial pain, electrocardiographic signs of myocardial necrosis, deformity of the cardiac border at X Ray examinations, is reported. The diagnosis of cardiac echinoccosis was suspected, once other causes of myocardial infarction in children were excluded. Angiocardiography was the most useful diagnostic tool. The cyst was successfully removed with the aid of cardiopumonary bypass. Cardiac echinococcosis gives rise, usually, to minor electrocardiographic changes; nevertheless, patients with electrocardiographic signs of necrosis can undergo surgical treatment without increased operative risk. Follow-up at several months after successful operation did not show return to normal electrocardiogram.
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