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KMID : 0370920120290020118
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Yeungnam Univercity Journal of Medicine
2012 Volume.29 No. 2 p.118 ~ p.120
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Early Stage Loeffler’s Endocarditis Detected by Transthoracic Echocardiography
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Kang Min-Kyu
Park Won-Jong
Jung Sung-Yun
Kim Su-Mi
Kwon Tae-Hun
Ryu Yeong-Ha
Sohn Jang-Won
Shin Dong-Gu
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Abstract
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Loeffler’s endocarditis involves progressive eosinophilic infiltration of the endocardium, which leads to apical thrombotic obliteration of the ventricle and endomyocardial fibrosis, that may finally represent a characteristic feature of restrictive cardiomyopathy. This paper presents a case of a 44-year-old male with symptoms of dyspnea and peripheral hypereosinophilia, who was diagnosed with early stage Loeffler’s endocarditis via multicardiac imaging modalities.
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KEYWORD
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Loeffler’s endocarditis, Transthoracic echocardiography, Thrombus
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