Eosinophilic Myocarditis Secondary to T-Cell Lymphoma Complicated by Left Ventricular Thrombus and Tear

Aisha Hameed, MBBS MSc(Hons); Hazem Lashin, MD, PhD; Mohammed Y. Khanji, MBBCh, BAO(Hons), PhD; Rosalba Spiritoso, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Eosinophilic Myocarditis Secondary to T-Cell Lymphoma Complicated by Left Ventricular Thrombus and Tear

Aisha Hameed, MBBS MSc(Hons),
Hazem Lashin, MD, PhD,
Mohammed Y. Khanji, MBBCh, BAO(Hons), PhD,
Rosalba Spiritoso, MD

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Aisha Hameed, MBBS MSc(Hons): Adult Critical Care Unit, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Address for correspondence: Dr. Aisha Hameed, Adult Critical Care unit, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, W. Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom.
Hazem Lashin, MD, PhD: Adult Critical Care Unit, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom; William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
Mohammed Y. Khanji, MBBCh, BAO(Hons), PhD: William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom; Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Rosalba Spiritoso, MD: Adult Critical Care Unit, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1954 – 1958

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We describe a 54-year-old male in whom eosinophilic myocarditis secondary to T-cell lymphoma complicated by bilateral ischemic stroke was diagnosed. The source, identified as an apical tear with thrombus formation, was revealed by transthoracic echocardiography. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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