Israa Alsulami, Reem Alwasiah, Mohammed Alsalman, Abdulmohsen Alyousef
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Abstract
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection that usually targets the liver and is rarely seen affecting the heart. Herein, we present an incidentally diagnosed cardiac hydatid cyst with a pathognomonic radiological feature of a water lily sign.