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ArticleJournal of medical cases2023

Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass.

Cornelia Tsokkou, Andreas Mitsis, Evi Christodoulou, Panayiotis Avraamides, Stefanos Sakellaropoulos

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Article in Journal of medical cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cornelia TsokkouCardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Andreas MitsisCardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Evi ChristodoulouCardiology Department, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus.
Panayiotis AvraamidesCardiology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Stefanos SakellaropoulosDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Clinic, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland.
Nicosia General Hospital · CYKantonsspital Baden · CHLimassol General Hospital · CY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial cysts represent a miscellaneous and infrequent spectrum of conditions, with each of them coming from a different etiological background. Congenital myocardial cysts, neoplasia, cysts of infectious origin (bacterial, viral, or parasitic), and cardiac pathologies that may fake cystic content are all encompassed in this group. Although most patients are asymptomatic, some may occasionally present with obstruction, valvular dysfunction, or heart failure. Even more uncommon is the coexistence of a myocardial cyst with other extracardiac locations causing extracardiac symptoms. In this direction, the coexistence of a myocardial and endocranial cyst is extremely rare and can cause symptomatology from the affected organs (e.g., seizures). Cardiac investigation in this context is mainly dependent on non-invasive diagnostic modalities, and laboratory procedures. In this case report, we present a 26-year-old Congolese male admitted with dyspnea and epileptic seizures. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular and both mitral and tricuspid valve dysfunction and the presence of two myocardial cysts, while brain computed tomography showed an additional frontal cystic lesion. A precise diagnostic workup with a combination of non-invasive imaging, laboratory results, and epidemiology data assisted the diagnosis and guided the most suitable therapeutic choice.

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CysticercosisEndocranial cystEpileptic seizuresHeart failureMyocardial cystParasitical diseases

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PMCPMC10586335
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