Hernandez Carlos M, Arisha Mohammed J, Ahmad Amier, Oates Ethan, Nanda Navin C, Nanda Anil, Wasan Anita, Caleti Beda E, Bernal Cinthia L P, Gallardo Sergio M
National Medical Center (Siglo XXI), Cardiology Hospital, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico.
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Echocardiography. 2017 Jul;34(7):1050-1056. doi: 10.1111/echo.13575. Epub 2017 Jun 9.
Loeffler endocarditis is a complication of hypereosinophilic syndrome resulting from eosinophilic infiltration of heart tissue. We report a case of Loeffler endocarditis in which three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography provided additional information to what was found by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography alone. Our case illustrates the usefulness of combined two- and three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of Loeffler endocarditis. In addition, a summary of the features of hypereosinophilic syndrome and Loeffler endocarditis is provided in tabular form.
勒夫勒心内膜炎是嗜酸性粒细胞增多综合征的一种并发症，由心脏组织的嗜酸性粒细胞浸润引起。我们报告一例勒夫勒心内膜炎病例，其中三维经胸和经食管超声心动图提供了比单独二维经胸超声心动图更多的信息。我们的病例说明了二维和三维超声心动图联合在评估勒夫勒心内膜炎中的作用。此外，还以表格形式总结了嗜酸性粒细胞增多综合征和勒夫勒心内膜炎的特征。
