Allergy and the Heart: Eosinophilic Myocarditis With Biventricular Thrombi

A 40-year-old woman with history of atopy and peripheral eosinophilia presented with clinical signs of heart failure. Echocardiography revealed a restrictive cardiomyopathy with biventricular thrombi. Hypereosinophilic syndrome resulting in eosinophilic myocarditis (Loeffler’s syndrome) was diagnose...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Buchanan, Cullen E., Kakkar, Ekta, Dreskin, Stephen C., Allen, Larry A., Groves, Daniel W., Altman, Natasha L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue: Cardiomyopathies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.046
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Sumario:A 40-year-old woman with history of atopy and peripheral eosinophilia presented with clinical signs of heart failure. Echocardiography revealed a restrictive cardiomyopathy with biventricular thrombi. Hypereosinophilic syndrome resulting in eosinophilic myocarditis (Loeffler’s syndrome) was diagnosed. This case highlights the workup, diagnosis, and management of hypereosinophilic syndrome with eosinophilic myocarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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