Late-Stage Löffler's Endocarditis Mimicking Cardiac Tumor: A Case Report

Late-Stage Löffler's Endocarditis Mimicking Cardiac Tumor: A Case Report

Löffler's endocarditis (cardiac involvement in hypereosinophilic syndrome) is rare yet life-threatening if left untreated. We describe a case of hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting as a cardiac mass with an abnormal electrocardiogram. Diagnostic studies of the cardiac mass strongly suggested...

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Main Authors: Takafumi Koyama, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Manabu Matsumoto, Jun Isogai, Tadashi Isomura, Shinji Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
hypereosinophilic syndrome
Löffler's endocarditis
cardiac thrombus
cardiac magnetic resonance
endomyocardial fibrosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.589212/full

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