Transthoracic Echocardiographic Detection of Pulmonary Valve Involvement in Loeffler's Endocarditis

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作者
Garg, Ashok [1 ]
Nanda, Navin C. [2 ]
Sungur, Aylin [2 ]
Sharma, Gyarsi Lal [1 ]
Mehta, Kruti Jayesh [2 ]
Oez, Tugba Kemaloglu [2 ]
机构
[1] Jaipur Heart Inst, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
[2] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA
关键词
echocardiography; Loeffler's endocarditis; pulmonary valve; hypereosinophilic syndrome; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT; RECOMMENDATIONS;
D O I
10.1111/echo.12368
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We are describing pulmonary valve involvement with thickening and stenosis detected by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in an adult presenting with Loeffler's endocarditis. To our knowledge, this has not been described previously. Complete regression of the lesions occurred with corticosteroid therapy. Tricuspid valve thickening and stenosis and thickening and thrombus formation in the right ventricle also present initially disappeared completely with therapy.
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