Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare and frequently fatal disease that is often undiagnosed until autopsy. We report a case of eosinophilic myocarditis with an unusual initial presentation of palpitations that subsequently evolved into ventricular tachycardia storm and death within 4 days. (Level of D...
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doaj-623bc80363204b0da75deb7b4e69c2b32021-06-07T07:06:44ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492021-03-0133474478Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT StormKyle R. Hoppens, MD0Hamid R. Alai, MD1Jelena Surla, MD2Hina O. Khokhar, MD3Robert C. Hendel, MD4Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USASection of Cardiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USADepartment of Pathology, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USASection of Cardiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Robert C. Hendel, Tulane University, Section of Cardiology, 1430 Tulane Avenue, Suite 7550, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112,USA.Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare and frequently fatal disease that is often undiagnosed until autopsy. We report a case of eosinophilic myocarditis with an unusual initial presentation of palpitations that subsequently evolved into ventricular tachycardia storm and death within 4 days. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000164eosinophilic myocarditispalpitationspolymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractionsventricular tachycardia storm |
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Kyle R. Hoppens, MD Hamid R. Alai, MD Jelena Surla, MD Hina O. Khokhar, MD Robert C. Hendel, MD Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm JACC: Case Reports eosinophilic myocarditis palpitations polymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractions ventricular tachycardia storm |
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Kyle R. Hoppens, MD Hamid R. Alai, MD Jelena Surla, MD Hina O. Khokhar, MD Robert C. Hendel, MD |
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm |
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm |
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm |
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm |
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm |
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fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis and vt storm |
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JACC: Case Reports |
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Eosinophilic myocarditis is a rare and frequently fatal disease that is often undiagnosed until autopsy. We report a case of eosinophilic myocarditis with an unusual initial presentation of palpitations that subsequently evolved into ventricular tachycardia storm and death within 4 days. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) |
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eosinophilic myocarditis palpitations polymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractions ventricular tachycardia storm |
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