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Acute eosinophilic endomyocarditis: early diagnosis and localisation of the lesion by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Department of Cardiology, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 933111, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (impact factor: 2.15). 02/2010; 26 Suppl 1:151-4. DOI:10.1007/s10554-009-9580-9 pp.151-4
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ABSTRACT Cardiac involvement is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in hypereosinophilic syndrome. In a patient with hypereosinophilia and a normal echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) helped confirm early cardiac involvement by demonstrating a typical pattern of left ventricular subendocardial and papillary muscle involvement. The use of CMR facilitated prompt institution of aggressive therapy and was useful in monitoring response to treatment.

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Keywords

aggressive therapy
 
Cardiac involvement
 
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
 
main cause
 
monitoring response
 
normal echocardiography
 
papillary muscle involvement
 
useful
 
ventricular subendocardial