Cine-MRI-aided endomyocardectomy in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome.
The idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is a leukoproliferative disorder marked by a predilection to damage specific organs, including the heart. This report describes a patient with extensive endocardial fibrosis accompanying this syndrome. Right ventricular endomyocardectomy with preservation of the tricuspid valve was performed. The procedure was aided by cine-magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative assessment and follow-up of surgical results.
Chandra
M
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Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Pettigrew
R I
RI
Eley
J W
JW
Oshinski
J N
JN
Guyton
R A
RA
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004699:Endocardium / Q000601:surgery; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male