Hydatid cyst into the vena cava inferior and right atrium with venous flowobstruction and multiple pulmonary embolism

We report the case of a 62-year-old female patient operated for a hepatic h ydatid cyst that years later was found to have a hydatid cyst in the inferi or vena cava and right atrium that was the source of disseminated pulmonary spread of the disease and occlusion of the inferior vena cava blood flow. Cardiac hydatid disease is very uncommon and is frequently associated with a poor prognosis. The literature for hydatid disease of the heart is review ed and the clinical and echocardiographic relevant findings of this patient are discussed.