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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Main Authors:	Kyle R. Hoppens, MD, Hamid R. Alai, MD, Jelena Surla, MD, Hina O. Khokhar, MD, Robert C. Hendel, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:	JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:	eosinophilic myocarditis palpitations polymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractions ventricular tachycardia storm
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000164

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spelling	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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author	Kyle R. Hoppens, MD Hamid R. Alai, MD Jelena Surla, MD Hina O. Khokhar, MD Robert C. Hendel, MD
spellingShingle	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
author_facet	Kyle R. Hoppens, MD Hamid R. Alai, MD Jelena Surla, MD Hina O. Khokhar, MD Robert C. Hendel, MD
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title	Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
title_short	Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
title_full	Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
title_fullStr	Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
title_full_unstemmed	Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm
title_sort	fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis and vt storm
publisher	Elsevier
series	JACC: Case Reports
issn	2666-0849
publishDate	2021-03-01
description	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.)
topic	eosinophilic myocarditis palpitations polymorphic pre-mature ventricular contractions ventricular tachycardia storm
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921000164
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Fulminant Eosinophilic Myocarditis and VT Storm

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