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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| author | Niemeijer Nicolasine D LA van Daele Paul Caliskan Kadir Oei Frans BS Loosveld Olaf JL van der Meer Nardo JM |
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| description | <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 obstruction. The posterior leaflet of the mitral valve apparatus was completely embedded in a big (organized) thrombus mass. The patient was treated with high dose corticosteroids, however without effect. Partial remission was achieved after treatment with hydroxycarbamide. He was also treated with anticoagulants and high dose beta-blockers. The patient’s condition improved remarkably after correction of the mitral valve insufficiency by a mitral valve bioprosthesis.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-35619df8b8ef4bd5af97e49618ce470e2022-12-21T23:36:55ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902012-10-017110910.1186/1749-8090-7-109Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failureNiemeijer Nicolasine DLA van Daele PaulCaliskan KadirOei Frans BSLoosveld Olaf JLvan der Meer Nardo JM<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 obstruction. The posterior leaflet of the mitral valve apparatus was completely embedded in a big (organized) thrombus mass. The patient was treated with high dose corticosteroids, however without effect. Partial remission was achieved after treatment with hydroxycarbamide. He was also treated with anticoagulants and high dose beta-blockers. The patient’s condition improved remarkably after correction of the mitral valve insufficiency by a mitral valve bioprosthesis.</p>http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/109Hypereosinophilic syndromeCardiac thrombusCardiac failureLöffler endocarditis |
| spellingShingle | Niemeijer Nicolasine D LA van Daele Paul Caliskan Kadir Oei Frans BS Loosveld Olaf JL van der Meer Nardo JM Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Hypereosinophilic syndrome Cardiac thrombus Cardiac failure Löffler endocarditis |
| title | Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| title_full | Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| title_fullStr | Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| title_short | Löffler endocarditis: a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| title_sort | loffler endocarditis a rare cause of acute cardiac failure |
| topic | Hypereosinophilic syndrome Cardiac thrombus Cardiac failure Löffler endocarditis |
| url | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/7/1/109 |
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