J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.
2010 Mar;18(1):21-24. 10.4250/jcu.2010.18.1.21.
A Case of Loeffler's Endocarditis Associated with Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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- 1Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jmsong@amc.seoul.kr
- KMID: 1457201
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2010.18.1.21
Abstract
- Loeffler's endocarditis is generally caused by hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized with eosinophilia and eosionophilic penetration leading to the fibrous thickening of endocardium of both ventricles, apical obliteration and heart failure. We report a case of a 23-year-old male with Loeffler's endocarditis caused by Churg-Strauss syndrome. The echocardiogram showed that biventricular failure with large thrombus in left ventricle. His symptoms and typical echocardiographic findings markedly improved within 2 months after treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome.
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