In:
Echocardiography, Wiley, Vol. 38, No. 9 ( 2021-09), p. 1641-1646
Abstract:
Eosinophilic myocarditis, a rare and under‐recognized disease process, occurs due to cytotoxic inflammation of the endomyocardium that over time may lead to a restrictive cardiomyopathy. We report clinical, multimodality imaging, and pathologic findings in a 45‐year‐old woman over a 17‐month period as she progressed from suspected acute eosinophilic myocarditis to phenotypic endomyocardial fibrosis resulting in recurrent ascites. Interval echocardiograms demonstrate definitive pathologic structural changes that reflect the hemodynamic consequences of the underlying cardiomyopathy. Despite a negative myocardial biopsy, characteristic findings on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging clarified the diagnosis which led to successful treatment with endomyocardial resection and valve replacements.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0742-2822
,
1540-8175
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2041033-5
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