Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Löeffler's Endocarditis

Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Löeffler's Endocarditis

Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES), or Löeffler's endocarditis, is a heterogenous group of disorders marked by the sustained overproduction of eosinophils involving different organ systems. Cardiac involvement, recognized as endocardial thickening and left ventricular (LV) mural thrombi, is the m...

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Main Authors: Li-Tan Yang, Sheng-Han Tsai, Yi-Shan Tsai, I-Chuang Liao, Chih-Hsin Hsu, Wei-Chuan Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
cardiac fibrosis
echocardiography
hypereosinophilic syndrome
Löeffler's endocarditis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114000721

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