A Unique Case of Cardiac Hypereosinophilia With Recurrent Valve Thrombosis After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in the Setting of a Supratherapeutic International Normalized Ratio

Hypereosinophilia (HES) is a rare, but highly fatal, disease that results in excess eosinophils causing multiorgan damage, mainly manifesting as extensive inflammation contributing to fibrosis. Notably, cardiac involvement occurs in almost half the cases and can often lead to thrombus development. T...

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Autores principales: Ostojic, Maja, Carry, Brendan J, Kumar, Ankit, Wu, Kathie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9131709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35637918
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25301

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9131709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35637918
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25301

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