European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on March 12, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(17):2069; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn090
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Comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance for diagnosis of cardiac hydatid cyst
1 Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier, ICPS, Massy, France
2 Department of Cardiology, Hendri Mondor University, Hospital, Creteil 94010, France
* Corresponding author. Tel: +33 1 498 12814, Fax: +33 1 498 12809, Email: jgarot@free.fr
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A 54-year-old woman was referred for palpitation and dyspnoea on exertion. The 12-lead ECG and physical exam were unremarkable. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a cystic mass located at the apical and lateral