Clinical and echocardiographic features of hypereosinophilic syndromes

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome results in characteristic cardiac abnormalities and increased morbidity in 50% of patients. Other causes of prolonged eosinophilia can demonstrate similar findings in a smaller proportion of patients.

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2000-07, Vol.86 (1), p.110-113
Main Authors: Ommen, Steve R, Seward, James B, Tajik, A.Jamil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Female
Heart
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases - etiology
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - complications
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical disorders
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mortality
Other diseases. Hematologic involvement in other diseases
Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion - etiology
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - etiology
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction - etiology
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Summary:Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome results in characteristic cardiac abnormalities and increased morbidity in 50% of patients. Other causes of prolonged eosinophilia can demonstrate similar findings in a smaller proportion of patients.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00841-9