Structural and functional cardiac changes in endomyocardial fibrosis treated with endomyocardial resection: Disease progression captured by multimodality imaging.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2021
Abstract
Eosinophilic myocarditis, a rare and under-recognized disease process, occurs due to cytotoxic inflammation of the endomyocardium that over time may lead to a restrictive cardiomyopathy. We report clinical, multimodality imaging, and pathologic findings in a 45-year-old woman over a 17-month period as she progressed from suspected acute eosinophilic myocarditis to phenotypic endomyocardial fibrosis resulting in recurrent ascites. Interval echocardiograms demonstrate definitive pathologic structural changes that reflect the hemodynamic consequences of the underlying cardiomyopathy. Despite a negative myocardial biopsy, characteristic findings on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging clarified the diagnosis which led to successful treatment with endomyocardial resection and valve replacements.
Volume
38
Issue
9
First Page
1641
Last Page
1646
ISSN
1540-8175
Published In/Presented At
Gibson, G. T., Majure, D. T., Hartman, A., Vitkovski, T., Breuer, F., Maybaum, S., Kuvin, J. T., & Saba, S. G. (2021). Structural and functional cardiac changes in endomyocardial fibrosis treated with endomyocardial resection: Disease progression captured by multimodality imaging. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 38(9), 1641–1646. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.15153
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
34296459
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article