Restrictive cardiomyopathy due to myocardial cysticercosis

Abstract

There is no description of cysticercosis affecting heart function. In the present report, the authors describe the case of a 46-year-old woman with cardiac cysticercosis and heart failure, presenting with echocardiographic findings suggestive of restrictive cardiomyopahy and myocardial microcalcifi cations suggestive of cardiac infi ltration by the disease.