Systemic thrombo-embolic events in a middle-aged male with Loeffler endocarditis without peripheral eosinophilia-a case report.
Mintje BohnéSebastian BohnenHans-Christian VoigtHendrik van der SchalkDa-Un ChungStephan WillemsKarin KlingelDietmar KivelitzEdda BahlmannPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2022)
This case demonstrates and highlights the findings, treatment and outcome of a patient with LE and associated thrombo-embolic events without peripheral eosinophilia and emphazises the importance of awareness for LE in patients presenting with an acute cardiac decompensation and thrombo-embolic events. EMB should be performed early in unstable patients unsuitable for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- middle aged
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- chemotherapy induced
- drug induced
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- atrial fibrillation
- combination therapy
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation