Endomyocardial fibrosis of the right ventricle in a patient with schistosomiasis: a case report.
Cristhian Vicente Espinoza RomeroIvna Cunha Vieira LimaViviane Tiemi HottaEdimar Alcides BocchiVera Maria Cury SalemiPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
This report presents an interesting case of EMF and schistosomiasis simultaneously. The hypothesis of parasitosis as a probable cause of EMF was raised by helminth-induced hypereosinophilia. Complementary imaging tests such as magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography, in addition to clinical and epidemiological suspicion, are essential for its diagnosis. Early surgical resolution becomes crucial for long-term survival.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- high glucose
- diabetic rats
- left ventricular
- case report
- pulmonary artery
- mitral valve
- drug induced
- single molecule
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- endothelial cells
- fluorescence imaging
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- photodynamic therapy
- coronary artery
- diffusion weighted imaging