Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure

Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We describe a patient with acute cardiogenic shock due to cardiac involvement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (Löffler endocarditis). At the echocardiography, there was a huge mass in the left ventricular cavity, resulting in inflow- and outflow tract ob...

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Main Authors: Niemeijer Nicolasine D, LA van Daele Paul, Caliskan Kadir, Oei Frans BS, Loosveld Olaf JL, van der Meer Nardo JM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
Cardiac thrombus
Cardiac failure
Löffler endocarditis
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/109

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http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/109

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