Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Cardiac Hydatid Cyst Embolism

Copyright: © 2015 Menzilcioglu MS. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hydatid pulmonary embolism is an uncommon and rare complication secondary to the rupture of cardiac hydatid cyst. Cardiac hydatid cyst is a silent disease and may be diagnosed with the serious complications such as heart block, valvular obstruction, cerebral and pulmonary embolization. Pulmonary hypertension related with embolism is even rare. Radiological findings of pulmonary embolism secondary to the hydatid cyst rupture are important to prevent further potentially fatal complications. In this case report we present a case of cardiac hydatid cyst causing pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmonary arterial embolism