Allergy and the Heart

Cullen E. Buchanan, MD; Ekta Kakkar, MD; Stephen C. Dreskin, MD, PhD; Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS; Daniel W. Groves, MD; Natasha L. Altman, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Allergy and the Heart

Cullen E. Buchanan, MD,
Ekta Kakkar, MD,
Stephen C. Dreskin, MD, PhD,
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS,
Daniel W. Groves, MD,
Natasha L. Altman, MD

Affiliations

Cullen E. Buchanan, MD: Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Ekta Kakkar, MD: Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Stephen C. Dreskin, MD, PhD: Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS: Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Daniel W. Groves, MD: Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Natasha L. Altman, MD: Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado; Address for correspondence: Dr. Natasha L. Altman, Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 1631 East 17th Avenue, Academic Office One, Mail Stop B130, Aurora, Colorado 80045.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1942 – 1946

Abstract

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A 40-year-old woman with history of atopy and peripheral eosinophilia presented with clinical signs of heart failure. Echocardiography revealed a restrictive cardiomyopathy with biventricular thrombi. Hypereosinophilic syndrome resulting in eosinophilic myocarditis (Loeffler’s syndrome) was diagnosed. This case highlights the workup, diagnosis, and management of hypereosinophilic syndrome with eosinophilic myocarditis. (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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